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Brandon White: The petro-dollar era is ending, so what's next?
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2021-09-16 21:01 Section: Daily Dispatches9p ET Thursday, September 16, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Brandon White of Good Mining Exploration Inc., an old hand in the gold business and longtime GATA supporter, writes this week that the international oil business is escaping the domination of the U.S. dollar. The decline of the "petro-dollar" system, White argues, signals big changes in the international monetary system, changes that will restore gold and silver to their historic places.
Alasdair Macleod: The funny money game
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2021-09-16 20:18 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, September 16, 2021
The sense of general unease that I detect among those I meet and discuss economics and financial matters with is increasing —with good reason. Clearly, what everyone calls inflation, rising prices or more accurately currency debasement, will lead to higher interest rates, threatening markets which are unmistakably in bubble territory.
The consequences of rising prices and interest rates are still being badly underestimated.
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Government will 'kill' bitcoin if it is 'really successful,' hedge fund founder Dalio says
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2021-09-16 09:38 Section: Daily DispatchesRay, they're already doing a pretty good job with gold, so how about talking about that some time? All you need has been assembled here:
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Ray Dalio says if bitcoin is really successful, regulators will 'kill it'
By Yun Li
CNBC, New York
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes regulators would ultimately take control of bitcoin if the cryptocurrency gains mainstream success.
Brien Lundin: Is this the turning point for gold and silver?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2021-09-15 13:53 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Brien Lundin, Editor
Gold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities
Metairie, Louisiana
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
It looks like I might have been a bit too conservative on the timing of gold's next rally.
I didn't expect it until shortly before the Fed's next meeting concludes, on the 22nd of this month, or even a bit later. That's because one of the key technical indicators that I've watched for decades seemed to need a bit more time to complete its cycle.
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New Orleans is back to normal so join GATA at the great conference there next month
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2021-09-15 12:37 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Brien Lundin
Editor, Gold Newsletter
CEO, the New Orleans Investment Conference
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
With this year's New Orleans Investment Conference just around the corner -- Tuesday through Friday, October 19-22 -- the timing couldn't be better for a metals rally.
If you're a serious investor, you need to attend this blockbuster, in-person event.
Robert Lambourne: BIS gold swaps fell slightly in August but remain high
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2021-09-12 11:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Robert Lambourne
Sunday, September 12, 2021
The recently released August statement of account of the Bank for International Settlements -
https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc210831.pdf
— contains information suggesting a decrease of about 38 tonnes in the bank's gold swaps in August, from 502 tonnes to 464 tonnes.
This compares to the record high estimated at 552 tonnes as of February 25 this year.
Dawson City, heart of the Yukon gold rush, still has stories to tell
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2021-09-10 19:21 Section: Daily DispatchesThe lucky few who attended GATA's Gold Rush 21 conference in Dawson City in 2005 and endorsed the Dawson Declaration may especially appreciate this wonderful journalism about a recent visit to the town.
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125 Years After Gold Was Discovered in the Yukon, We Ventured up to Dawson City. Here's What It Looks Like Now
By Brendan Kiley
Seattle Times
Saturday, September 10, 2021
Ronan Manly: Can corporate treasurers afford to ignore Palantir's gambit on gold?
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2021-09-10 12:44 Section: Daily Dispatches12:40p ET Friday, September 10, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Having just announced purchase of $50 million in gold bars, data-analysis giant Palantir might know something, Bullion Star researcher Ronan Manly writes today, especially since the company does a lot of business for the U.S. government.
Manly's commentary is headlined "Can Corporate Treasurers Afford to Ignore Palantir's Gambit on Gold?" and it's posted at Bullion Star here:
Sibanye wants to tap green metals boom as gold deals lack value
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2021-09-09 20:40 Section: Daily DispatchesSibanye wants to tap green metals noom as gold deals lack value
By Felix Njini
Bloomberg News
Thursday, September 8, 2021
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.'s dealmaking boss said the precious metal miner's immediate priority is to expand in battery metals rather than gold.
Some of the biggest mining companies are expanding into or eying commodities tied to the green revolution, such as metals used in electric-vehicle batteries.
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Biden administration moves to halt Pebble mine in Alaska
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2021-09-09 20:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alex DeMarban
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska
Thursday, September 9, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it will resume its effort to halt the Pebble copper and gold project in southwest Alaska, in order to protect Bristol Bay's salmon-rich waters from the risk of a mining accident.
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Good Mining Exploration Resumes Search
for Gold at Golden Target Project in Ontario