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Bernanke lunched with Wall Street before Bear rescue

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Bernanke Lunched With MorganChase CEO and Rubin Before Bear Rescue

By Scott Lanman
Bloomberg News Service
Tuesday, May 12, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a_OXZPHcMwlA&refer=h...

James Turk: An update on the dollar

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8:47a ET Monday, May 12, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: The global slump has begun as poison spreads

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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Monday, May 12, 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/12/ccambr...

The avalanche of bankruptcies has begun. Six US companies of substance have defaulted on bonds over the past fortnight, against 17 for the whole of last year.

Deepcaster Letter: Profit from market manipulation by central banks

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12:47a ET Sunday, May 11, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The shrinkable but (so far) unsinkable dollar

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By Peter S. Goodman
The New York Times
Sunday, May 11, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/weekinreview/11goodman.html?_r=2&oref=...

Beijing, Riyadh will call shots on ailing dollar

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By Liam Halligan
The Telegraph, London
Sunday, May 11, 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/11/ccecon...

Only a month ago the dollar slumped to an all-time low against the euro. And it's just five weeks since the greenback hit a 12-year low against the yen.