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Brandon White: Gold sales 'persons' of the year

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By Brandon White
Good Mining Exploration, Port Severn, Ontario, Canada
Friday, November 12, 2021

Before we get into central bank digital currencies, we need to remember that central banks are a dream for gold investors. So are the heads of their respective government treasury departments, beholden to the political and financial will of those attempting to hang on to the status quo. 

Amid hyperinflation, gold shines as money in Venezuela

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By Ronan Manly
Bullion Star, Singapore
Thursday, November 11, 2021

With inflation surging worldwide in everything from the prices of energy to raw materials to consumer goods, there is growing acceptance (except from central bankers) that this inflationary trend is not only not transitory, but given the backdrop of accelerated global money printing and fiat currency debasement, that it could be hyperinflationary.

Alasdair Macleod: The futility of central bank policy

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, November 11, 2021

It is only now becoming clear to the investing public that the purchasing power of their currencies is declining at an accelerating rate.

There is no doubt that yesterday's announcement that the U.S. Consumer Price Index rose by 6.2%, compared with the longstanding 2% target, came as a wake-up call to markets.

Crypto is forbidden for Muslims, Indonesia's national religious council rules

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By Arys Aditya 
Bloomberg News
Thursday, November 11, 2021

The use of crypto assets as a currency is forbidden for Muslims, according to Indonesia’s council of religious leaders.

The National Ulema Council has deemed cryptocurrency as haram, or banned, as it has elements of uncertainty, wagering, and harm, Asrorun Niam Sholeh, head of religious decrees, said today after the council held an expert hearing. If cryptocurrency as a commodity or digital asset can abide by Shariah tenets and can show a clear benefit, then it can be traded, he added.

Robert Lambourne: BIS gold swaps fell slowly again in October

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By Robert Lambourne
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The recently released October statement of account of the Bank for International Settlements --

https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc211031.pdf

-- contains information suggesting a decrease of about 24 tonnes in the bank's gold swaps, from 438 tonnes in September to 414 tonnes in October. 

This compares to the record high estimated at 552 tonnes as of February 25 this year.

Pam and Russ Martens: Fed chairman and JPM chief met privately Sept. 30 and weird stuff followed

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By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

According to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's daily appointment calendar, he met privately with Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 30.

JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the United States. It is supervised -- badly -- by the Federal Reserve. Just how bad is that supervision? JPMorgan Chase is the only U.S. bank to have been charged by the Justice Department with five felony counts since 2014 -- admitting to all of them.

Calandra Report subscribers are ready for metals' breakout as they help GATA

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11:20a ET Wednesday, Noveber 10, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thom Calandra and his market letter, The Calandra Report, have been supporting GATA almost from our start 22 years ago. He is a writer and believer and investor in the monetary metals.

With metals prices showing signs of recovery amid the storm of inflation, Thom has revived his special offer to GATA supporters -- a discount on a year's subscription with half the $169 payment being donated to GATA, no strings attached.

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: From Powell to Brainard at the Fed

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4p ET Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report, writing at Sprott Money today, suspects that President Biden plans to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell with Fed Board of Governors member Lael Brainard, a proponent of even more money creation that Powell has supported, and that this is why bond prices are rising despite soaring inflation and gold is gaining strength.

Hemke's analysis is headlined "From Powell to Brainard" and it's posted at Sprott Money here:

Pam and Russ Martens: Fed report shows high leverage threatens financial stability

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By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The word "leverage" appears 107 times in the Federal Reserve’s Financial Stability Report that was released yesterday. The second mention provides a warning of what happens when leverage blows up the financial system -- something Americans learned all too well in 2008:

Some animals are still more equal than others

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Vietnam Govt. Minister Was Fed L1,450 Gold-Plated Steak After Laying Flowers at Karl Marx's Grave

By Ella Glover
The Independent, London
Monday, November 9, 2021

Vietnam's Minister of Public Security has been criticised for eating a a slice of L1,450 gold-plated steak at Salt Bae's London restaurant just a day after laying flowers at Karl Marx's grave.

The minister, General To Lam, was seen eating at the Instagram-famous chef's London restaurant Nusr-Et restaurant in Knightsbridge, which has been criticised for being outrageously overpriced.

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