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Switzerland to vote on banning commercial banks from creating money

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mehreen Khan
The Telegraph, London
Friday, December 24, 2015

Switzerland will hold a referendum to decide whether to ban commercial banks from creating money.

The Swiss federal government confirmed Thursday that it would hold the plebiscite, after more than 110,000 people signed a petition calling for the central bank to be given sole power to create money in the financial system.

Alasdair Macleod: Why the Fed will never succeed in managing inflation

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney.com, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, December 24, 2015

The Fed will never succeed in its attempt to manage inflation and unemployment by varying interest rates.

GATA's Ed Steer to speak at Vancouver Resource Investment Conference

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:55p ET Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Board of Directors member Ed Steer, editor of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver daily financial letter --

http://www.edsteergoldandsilver.com/

George Gilder indicts central banking, sees gold as the money of the future

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:31p ET Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Economist, author, and fund manager George Gilder has given a fascinating interview to Forbes contributor Jerry Bowyer, arguing that "gold is the money of the future," and he sounds much like the British economist Peter Warburton.

Another analyst notes 'middle-of-the-night attacks' on gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:46p ET Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Canadian lawsuit accuses former London gold fix banks of market manipulation

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:35p ET Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A class-action lawsuit brought in Canada this week accuses the bullion banks that participated in the former daily London gold fix of conspiring to manipulate the gold market in violation of Canada's Competition Act and the anti-trust laws of other nations.

Spoofing went mainstream in 2015

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Matthew Leising
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, December 24, 2015

Inside Ken Griffin's $25 billion empire, Citadel LLC's cyber investigators had isolated a new enemy: spoofers.

Koos Jansen: Australian gold exports to China reach record

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:57p ET Monday, December 21, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today that Australian gold exports to China have reached record levels. His analysis is headlined "Australia Gold Exports to China in August a Record 13 Tonnes" and it's posted at Bullion Star here:

TF Metals Report: Gold and silver now higher than before rate hike

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:27p ET Monday, December 21, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Randgold Resources pulls out of Ghana gold mine project

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jon Yeomans
The Telegraph, London
Monday, December 21, 2015

Randgold Resources has abandoned plans to redevelop a gold mine in Ghana, just three months after announcing its interest in the "world-class resource."

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