Daily Dispatches

Asian central banks intervene to slow dollar's fall

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2009-10-08 09:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

By David Roman
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, October 8, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125498941145272887.html

SINGAPORE -- The U.S. dollar continued to tumble against most Asian currencies Thursday, prompting a wave of foreign-exchange intervention by central banks in South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Thailand seeking to limit damage to their export industries.

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Russia Today interviews Max Keiser on oil trade's dollar dump

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2009-10-07 20:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:20p ET Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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As dollar fades, gold's currency shine brightens

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2009-10-07 17:27 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Chikako Mogi
Reuters
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5963BX20091007

TOKYO -- As the dollar's dominance fades with the emergence of a multipolar world, gold may stand to gain the most of all assets, thanks to an unlikely quality -- neutrality.

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GATA Chairman Murphy interviewed by Korelin Economics Report

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-10-06 19:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

6:14p CT Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Peter Grandich: GATA has beaten the gold bears

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-10-06 19:07 Section: Daily Dispatches

6:05p CT Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Ohmigod! Commodity investors might have to buy ... actual commodities!

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-10-06 19:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:51p CT Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Everything Real):

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Strengthening yuan, not oil trading, will dethrone dollar

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-10-06 18:40 Section: Daily Dispatches

China Calls Time on Dollar Hegemony

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/6266790/China-calls-ti...

You can date the end of dollar hegemony from China's decision last month to sell its first batch of sovereign bonds in Chinese yuan to foreigners.

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Mint News Blog: U.S. Mint suspends collector coin production

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-10-06 18:30 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:27p CT Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Mike Zielinski of the Mint News Blog reports today that because of high demand for gold and silver coins, the U.S. Mint has suspended production of gold and silver collector coins so that it may concentrate on bullion coins. You can read Zielinski's report here: