By Mark Deen and Isabelle Mas
Bloomberg News
Friday, July 3, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aSx4wlTQzexM

AIX EN PROVENCE, France -- Suresh Tendulkar, an economic adviser to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said he is urging the government to diversify its $264.6 billion foreign-exchange reserves and hold fewer dollars.

By Cameron French
Reuters
Friday, July 3, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idAFN0315307920090703?rpc=44

TORONTO -- Teck Resources said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp. through a private placement that will raise C$1.74 billion ($1.5 billion) and help the miner pay down debt.

By Richard McGregor
Financial Times, London
Friday, July 3, 2009

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8a7105c-676a-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html

BEIJING -- China has taken another step toward internationalising its currency and reducing reliance on the US dollar with the announcement of new rules to allow select companies to invoice and settle trade transactions in renminbi.

3:30p ET Thursday, July 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Erste Group Research, a division of Erste Group Bank AG in Vienna, Austria, has just published a 53-page special report on gold that includes a section on manipulation of the gold market. This section seems to have been heavily influenced by GATA's work.

11:46a ET Thursday, July 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy, board member Ed Steer, and your secretary/treasurer were interviewed about the gold and silver markets for a half hour yesterday by Eric King of King World News. It turned out well and you can listen to it here:

http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Gold+_Broadcast/Entries/2009/...

12:01a ET Thursday, July 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Now you can support GATA and show your support for GATA -- by purchasing and wearing a colorful GATA T-shirt.

They're made of high-quality material, they're available in three sizes, and they're imprinted with Alain Despert's painting symbolizing GATA's cause.