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Consider subscribing to GATA supporter Mike Ballanger's daily market letter

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9:38a ET Thursday, August 28, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA long has been reading the daily market letter from our old friend Michael J. Ballanger in Canada, a letter that concentrates on the mining industry but often has a wider focus and, unlike most financial letters, acknowledges market manipulation. Your secretary/treasurer thinks it's a great letter and as you'll see below, Ballanger now is taking new subscribers again and is offering a substantial subscription fee discount to GATA supporters.

I think you'll enjoy it and find it profitable.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Trump can bully the Fed but he can't bully the bond markets

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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California

The U.S. Federal Reserve must henceforth be considered the personal political agency of Donald Trump. America's monetary credibility has been utterly trashed.

The world's superpower central bank will set interest rates at his whim, much like the Turkish central bank under the Erdogan regime.

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Stefan Gleason: Gold and the myth of 'Fed independence'

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By Stefan Gleason
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The establishment financial media is in a tizzy this week over President Trump's firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, a Biden appointee accused of mortgage fraud. They complain that this firing is an assault on the Fed's independence.

In reality, though, the notion of "Fed independence" is a myth.

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Why Trump's challenge to Fed's independence may make gold the 'safe haven of choice'

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By Myra P. Saefong
MarketWatch, New York
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

President Donald Trump made a move to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, potentially undermining confidence in the U.S. dollar and Treasury bonds -- and boosting the appeal of gold and other assets perceived as safe havens.

"The Fed's independence is its calling card, and the move to fire a governor is a direct assault on the Fed's ability to manage monetary policy free of political motives," said James St. Aubin, chief investment officer of Ocean Park Asset Management.

Vietnam opens up gold market in 'pivotal shift' as government monopoly ends

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By Nguyen Xuan Quynh
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Vietnam is opening up its gold market, ending a state monopoly on imports and exports of raw bullion as well as producing bars, in a move that may boost supply and narrow a gap between local and global prices.

"This marks a pivotal shift," Pham Luu Hung, chief economist at SSI Securities Corp., said in a note. It's a move from a state-controlled model to a regulated, competitive market aimed at enhancing transparency and efficiency, Hung said.

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Peru's gold exports to China through June overtake all 2024

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From Reuters
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

LIMA, Peru -- Peru's gold exports to China surged in the first half of 2025 to surpass shipments from all of last year, according to government data released in August.

Global appetite for gold is rising amid trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Prices for the metal, a safe haven asset whose value typically rises in times of turmoil, hit record levels last year.

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Alasdair Macleod: How silver has been suppressed -- by China, but no longer

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This analysis was published today in Alasdair Macleod's financial letter at Substack and is reposted here by his kind permission. Macleod's letter is published every few days and a seven-day free trial subscription is available. Rates are $10 per month or $120 per year. To subscribe, please visit:

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By Alasdair Macleod
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Aris Mining partners with informal miners to navigate illicit gold boom in Colombia

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By James Attwood
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Colombia's artisanal miners are helping a Canadian precious metals producer backed by Frank Giustra to navigate the country's illicit gold boom via some unusual agreements.

Aris Mining Corp. has signed partnerships with about 2,500 small-scale miners who now account for 45% of the gold that comes out of its Segovia mine in Antioquia department, according to Chief Executive Officer Neil Woodyer.

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Alasdair Macleod: Monetary metals are ready for their next move

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, August 22, 2025

Quiet conditions in precious metals belie explosive upside potential, given a government bond market crisis developing in all major currencies.

Consider subscribing to GATA supporter Mike Ballanger's daily market letter

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:35a ET Sunday, August 24, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA long has been reading the daily market letter from our old friend Michael J. Ballanger in Canada, a letter that concentrates on the mining industry but often has a wider focus and, unlike most financial letters, acknowledges market manipulation. Your secretary/treasurer thinks it's a great letter and as you'll see below, Ballanger now is taking new subscribers again and is offering a substantial subscription fee discount to GATA supporters.

I think you'll enjoy it and find it profitable.

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