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Not bad retiring with so much cash at Josef s age, but who can blame him really! I am more sad about Siko's departure , although I only wish he had some of Josef's wealth which he would no doubt put to good use helping others! It's fine having access to the Egyptian websites that is not the problem, it's the fact that we don't understand the Egyptian culture or their way of thinking on so many things. Those abilities to understand and read between the Egyptian lines were why Siko's contributions were so helpful to us all, he really understood the mood and could give a straight and honest opinion on at times some very confusing internal Egyptian media reporting.

Josef, two great losses in two days!

I have always thought it was advantageous to have Josef an Egyptian as the CEO he would have understood far better the Egyptian way of thinking on many internal issues, not to mention his family contacts. Will this new guy have the same understanding of dealing with the Egyptian authorities and perhaps more importantly will get the same respect as they afforded to Josef?

sad news that a dear friend and a very decent chap is moving on. Thank you Siko for your untiring and invaluable help and support to us over the past years on our long journey together As others have already said it is sad that you are leaving, but we understand why you have made this decision as others have greater need of your commitment and you are not a man to do things by half measures! Good luck on your new journey and keep well! Kind Regards Tibbs

Concerns have been emanating from the bond markets as the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury dipped further overnight, with yields rising as much as 4 bps to 2.59%. Many well-known investors have warned that this could be signaling a new era for fixed income, with bond guru Bill Gross saying a "bond bear market is finally upon us after more than 25 years." There's also speculation the BOJ could start to withdraw its stimulus after tapering its bond purchases this week.

Kodak is an iconic and trusted brand that will help to give Crypto currencies greater credibility with lots of potential users. A crypto moment... Shares of Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) more than doubled on Tuesday and are now up another 50% premarket after the company became the latest to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. Kodak is partnering on a blockchain platform for photographers to "democratize" photography. It will also launch an ICO, called "KODAKCoin," on Jan. 31. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3322025-10-year-treasury-yield-closer-2_6-percent?ifp=0&utoken=0c7e2a3a46b0f3358c8df339eaab3ab8 After shuttering local bitcoin exchanges and banning ICOs, China is moving to eradicate the country's bitcoin mining industry over concerns about excessive electricity consumption and financial risk, FT reports. Another crackdown? The SEC has asked ProShares, as well as Van Eck Associates and First Trust Advisors, to shelve applications for bitcoin-related ETFs, marking a similar rejection issued to the Winklevoss twins last March.

to be disappointed tomorrow, of course I can't guarantee the reaction of the the market!

profit share isn't the problem really. it's the fact that the Market is too lazy to interpret the advantages of this agreement!

It may be because the person who deals with Centamin in Europe isn't back from leave until today and they have to be happy and fully up to speed with the details of the Q4 release.

https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/gold-prices-010520183 Gold Prices Set 16-Week Closing High vs. Jobs-Data Hit Dollar, GLD Shrinks Friday, 1/05/2018 15:30 GOLD PRICES rose back above $1320 per ounce versus the falling Dollar in London's wholesale trade on Friday, heading for the highest weekly close in 16 after new data said the United States added far fewer jobs than analysts expected last month. Shanghai gold premiums meantime held below $7 per ounce on Friday, more than $2 beneath the average incentive offered for new imports into the world's No.1 gold consumer nation despite next month bringing both Valentine's Day and the annual demand peak of Lunar New Year. "Strong physical demand leading into the Chinese New Year is yet to materialise this year," says Swiss finance and refining group MKS Pamp trader Alex Thorndike to Reuters. "Premiums in Hong Kong were at about 70 cents an ounce, unchanged from last week," the news-wire adds. Platinum prices meantime held near Thursday's new 15-week highs at $966 per ounce even as a new report said sales of diesel cars � which use platinum catalysts to reduce harmful emissions � sank 17% in the UK in 2017. Silver prices also traded near yesterday's peak, holding over 10% higher from mid-December's low against the Dollar � made just as the US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate for the third time in 2017 � to reach $17.23 per ounce. "Support is at $16.97 � the 200-Day Moving Average," says the latest technical note from bullion bank Scotia Mocatta's New York office, "and momentum indicators are bullish. "Silver appears poised to target the November High at $17.38."

Agreed Rebess , although the higher it goes the harder the fall when it comes and it will come as those of us that have been around in the markets for a while know, The Fed is desperate to keep the illusion going for as long as possible and Wall Street really don't care about debt as long as they can keep trading on the illusion! Trump's fall will also come,it may have already started with the disclosure that his family have been doing underhand deals with the Russians,

But he does trust a crypto currency that will be fully backed by physical gold and is in the final stages of being launched this year. This new proposed crypto currency is fully compliant and endorsed.by the Shariah gold standard which could well open up a huge market and also be very good for physical gold bullion..

But he does trust a crypto currency that will be fully backed by physical gold and is in the final stages of being launched this year. This new proposed crypto currency is fully compliant and endorsed.by the Shariah gold standard which could well open up a huge market and also be very good for physical gold bullion..

Re -The analysts and the market makers work for the same firms and they can profit as much from a falling share price as a rising share price. I have always been of the opinion that the markets and most brokers are only interested in share churning as it creates trading profits as well as lots of lovely trading commissions, the annalists and the financial media are happy to go along with this sham because it creates work and sells advertising Re- I think there may be a gold slap in the morning (in New York). The US will want to stabilise the decline of their currency. Quite so, yet there are still those that claim no market manipulation goes on, because the markets are regulated and then demand proof of our conclusions on the obvious skulduggery that takes place. My answer to them is to prove that manipulation by unfair means doesn't take place, they can't of course, but then they have vested interests in keeping the bent system going. But times are changing aided by the internet the crooked system has been rumbled, the countries that were once powerless against the crooked US market and world currency domination are now far richer and more powerful in many ways, change is coming, whether Tyrant Trump and the FED likes it or not!

https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/gold-bars-2018-020120182

Thank you Siko! Chas thank you for that, if you recall I did say that the top man wouldn't be back until 9th Jan and so I thought an update before then unlikely.

As usual they only seem to consider the ftse 100 though! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-5203341/FTSE-100-stocks-tipped-dividend-heroes-2018.html Where should investors hunt for income in 2018? The FTSE 100 stocks tipped to be next year's dividend heroes • FTSE 100 income stocks are predicted to yield 4.3 per cent on aggregate • Only 10 stocks are forecast to pay 55 per cent of FTSE 100 dividends for 2018

http://positivemoney.org/issues/taxes/

http://positivemoney.org/issues/taxes/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/feb/18/barclays-bank-113m-corporation-tax Max Lawson, of the Robin Hood Tax Campaign, said: "This is proof that banks live in a parallel universe to the rest of us, paying billions in bonuses and unhampered by the inconvenience of paying tax. Interesting when Philip Hammond has reduced our dividend tax allowance by £3000 per year , increased IPT to 12% and we are still paying the temporary VAT rate of 20% brought in by George Osborne after the 2008 bank crash!

El-Molla says his ministry aims to boost investments by overhauling the sector's administrative and legislative system? So how come that a fake Lord El Ragy and his company are still holding a mining concession despite the fact that I have informed The House Of Lords and EMRA on two occasions? Why has law 32 been kept in limbo for so long ,surly the SCC are holding Egypts economy and the welfare of its people to ransom? If the judiciary is impartial, independent and has integrity how come that none of them are willing to offer a verdict on the sham court case brought against Centamin by a renegade jailed ex politician? I'm afraid fine word and intentions have been spouted for far too long,how about some actual action?