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New York Fed misrepresented disclosure rules to GATA, but so what?

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:05p ET Sunday, December 1, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend J.D. writes today:

"I write regarding the interesting response you received from Shawn Elizabeth Phillips, corporate secretary at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, by e-mail dated November 13, 2019:

http://www.gata.org/node/19583

Six European countries join barter system for Iran trade

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Agence France-Presse
via Yahoo News
Saturday, December 30, 2019

PARIS -- Paris, London, and Berlin today welcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism, which is designed to circumvent US sanctions against trade with Iran by avoiding use of the dollar.

India makes gold jewellery hallmarking mandatory from January 15

Section: Daily Dispatches

Amazing -- the Indian government facilitates the monetizing of gold here, rather than the usual paperizing of it.

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By Rajendra Jadhav
Reuters
Friday, November 29, 2019

Cuba reintroduces the dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

From The Economist, London
Thursday, November 28, 2019

Gold is 'a symbol ... a sign of economic sovereignty'

Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold Is New Obsession for East Europe's Nationalist Leaders

By Andrea Dudik and Radoslav Tomek
Bloomberg News via Yahoo News
Friday, November 29, 2019

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/gold-obsession-east-europe-nationalis...

Gold is all that nationalist leaders in Europe's east can talk about these days.

Ronan Manly: So where's the rest of Poland's gold, really?

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:55p ET Thursday, November 28, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Star gold researcher Ronan Manly tonight takes a closer looks at Poland's repatriation of 100 tonnes of its gold reserves from the Bank of England. He reveals that it was an elaborate operation involving eight air cargo flights of a thousand and heavy police security.

Junior miner Aurania Resources discovers possible Spanish gold road in Ecuador jungle

Section: Daily Dispatches

From the Canadian Press
via BNN/Bloomberg Canada
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

TORONTO -- A Canadian junior mining company says it has discovered remnants of a road in Ecuador that may have been built about 450 years ago by the Colonial Spanish to transport gold ingots from two mining centres.

India said to import 25% more gold than officially reported

Section: Daily Dispatches

India Is One of the Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs, Report Says

From The Hindu, Chennai, India
Thursday, November 28, 2019

International non-government organisation IMPACT, in its latest report, says India has become one of the largest gold smuggling hubs in the world.

U.K. can't be trusted with Slovakia's gold, country's top party leader says

Section: Daily Dispatches

And can Slovakia's own central bank be trusted with it? The bank's spokesman says the bank is "actively trading" Slovakia's 32 tonnes.

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By Radoslav Tomek
Bloomberg News
Thursday, November 28, 2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-28/u-k-can-t-be-trusted-...

Alasdair Macleod: U.S. trade policy will destroy the dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney.com, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, November 28, 2019

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