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11a Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver and other metals):

Mining company shares are taking off as governments are issuing infinite money and incurring infinite debt, and Thom Calandra of The Calandra Report (at Thomcalandra.com) is connecting with newly subscribed GATA supporters and sharing with them his insights about producing gold and silver mines and gold and silver explorers in the Yukon, Quebec, Nevada, Mexico, Ghana, and elsewhere. 

Trump trade advisers plot devaluing dollar

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By Gavin Bade
Politico, Washington
Monday, April 15, 2024

Economic advisers close to former President Donald Trump are debating ways to devalue the U.S. dollar if he is elected to a second term -- a dramatic move that could boost U.S. exports but also reignite inflation and threaten the dollar's position as the world's dominant currency.

Police to announce arrests in Toronto airport gold heist

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By Joanna Lavoie
CTV, Toronto
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Police say that arrests have been made in connection with a gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport one year ago.

The heist happened on April 17, 2023, and involved the theft of a "high-value container" from a holding cargo facility after it was taken off an Air Canada plane.

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Gold is sniffing out monetary and geopolitical dystopia

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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

A powerful force is stalking the world's gold market. It is operating in the shadows. 

None of the normal footprints are visible on the London bullion market or the Chicago Mercantile. Retail goldbugs have not been buyers: ETF gold funds have been shrinking since December. The crowd is piling into the Bitcoin scam instead.

Vietnam to probe gold traders for possible manipulation as prices soar

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From Reuters
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam's parliament has asked the government to investigate gold trading firms for possible market manipulation amid soaring domestic prices, state media reported today.

The price for gold bars in the Southeast Asian country has risen around 15% this year and hit a record high 85 million dong ($3,401.36) per tael on Friday.

A tael is equivalent to 37.5 grams or 1.21 troy ounces, and domestic prices for a tael are approximately $1,000 more than current global prices.

Stefan Gleason: When will gold and silver miners start believing in their product?

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By Stefan Gleason, CEO
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Miners spend billions of dollars every year pulling precious metals out of the ground. They toil mightily for years on end to produce these stores of value -- but then they turn right around and sell all their gold and silver immediately in exchange for fiat currencies.

If you stop to really think about it, this may seem strange.

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Gold banking accounts shine in South Korea as price of precious metal soars

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By Yi Whan-woo
Korea Times, Seoul, South Korea
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

A growing number of bank clients are investing in gold using a deposit account that allows them to buy and sell the precious metal, whose price is surging due to heightened geopolitical risks and an increasing preference for safe haven assets.

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Section: Daily Dispatches

8:58a Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver and other metals):

Mining company shares are taking off as governments are issuing infinite money and incurring infinite debt, and Thom Calandra of The Calandra Report (at Thomcalandra.com) is connecting with newly subscribed GATA supporters and sharing with them his insights about producing gold and silver mines and gold and silver explorers in the Yukon, Quebec, Nevada, Mexico, Ghana, and elsewhere. 

E.J. Antoni and Peter St. Onge: Is the Biden administration trying to destroy the dollar?

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By E.J. Antoni and Peter St. Onge
The Heritage Foundation, Washington
Monday, April 15, 2024

Confidence in Western financial markets has already been shaken enough by the 20% devaluation of the dollar over the last few years. But now the European Commission wants to hand Ukraine $300 billion seized from Russia. Doing so likely would sound the death knell for the dollar and eventually the euro.

Brien Lundin: 'Dislocated' gold may be at center of recent price volatility

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:51p ET Monday, April 15, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Writing today about Friday's sharp rise and sharp fall in the gold price, Gold Newsletter editor Brien Lundin writes that something major seems to be happening with gold besides central bank buying. Lundin suspects that it may involve "dislocated" gold -- "gold that should be in national reserves but isn't."

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