You are here

Daily Dispatches

GATA chairman's interview cites all the metals-friendly factors that didn't change today

Section: Daily Dispatches

9p ET Thursday, September 5, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In a discussion put on video today as gold and silver were suffering long-awaited smashdowns, GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and Chris Marcus of Arcadia Economics reviewed all the issues and circumstances tending to push monetary metals prices higher, issues and circumstances that didn't change in the slightest today.

Alasdair Macleod: U.S. dollar is more at risk than China's yuan

Section: Daily Dispatches

China or U.S.?

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney.com, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, September 5, 2019

China has made some silly errors in its conflict with the United States, reflecting the arrogance that often afflicts every state actor. But the appearance that China is being backed into a corner over Huawei, trade tariffs, and Hong Kong is misleading.

Bullion banks on the run?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Reuters Exclusive: LME's Gold, Silver Contracts in Doubt as Societe Generale Pulls Out

By Peter Hobson and Pratima Desai
Reuters
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

LONDON -- The London Metal Exchange's gold and silver futures are being thrown into doubt with the imminent resignation of Societe Generale as a market maker threatening to deepen a decline in trading activity, three sources said.

In Howe Street interview, GATA's Ed Steer surveys gold and silver markets

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:37a ET Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Digest (https://edsteergoldsilver.com/), was interviewed a few days ago by Jim Goddard for HoweStreet.com.

Among other things, Steer said:

-- "Seasonality" means nothing in rigged markets like those of gold and silver.

$1 billion decline in Venezuela's gold reserves in first half of year

Section: Daily Dispatches

Corina Pons and Mayela Armas
Reuters
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Gold reserves held by Venezuela's central bank fell by $1 billion in the first half of 2019, official data released this week showed, amid opposition accusations that the government is selling the precious metal abroad to raise revenue in the face of U.S. sanctions.

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Curious U.K. gold import-export trends

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:40p ET Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Craig Hemke of the TF Metals report, writing tonight at Sprott Money, contemplates the trade data showing gold suddenly flowing back from Switzerland to London, and he wonders if it doesn't presage the collapse of the fractional-reserve gold banking system and the market rigging it long has supported with derivatives.

Von Greyerz tells KWN why silver will outpace gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:35a ET Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

At least defaulted imperial Chinese railroad bonds don't have negative rates

Section: Daily Dispatches

Trump's New Trade War Tool Might Just Be Antique China Debt

By Tracy Alloway
Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Will U.S. follow Japan and Germany to rates below zero?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Colby Smith
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Some U.S. investors are girding themselves for the once-inconceivable prospect that the 10-year Treasury yield could be headed toward zero, as this year's giant rally in bonds shows few signs of easing.

Two extra reasons to help GATA by subscribing to The Calandra Report

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:05a ET Monday, September 2, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Two bonuses now await GATA supporters who help us by subscribing to Thom Calandra's financial letter, The Calandra Report.

Those who subscribe by this Thursday will receive not only Thom's basic report but also:

Pages