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Rob Kirby: Suppressing interest rates, Morgan Chase is the Fed

Section: Daily Dispatches

3p ET Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

SEC to ban advance looks at stock trading orders

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Edgar Ortega
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aoCJnYcSVhYk

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ban flash trades that give some brokerages an advance look at orders, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said, citing a conversation with SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro.

End the Fed? A not-so-crazy idea

Section: Daily Dispatches

By George Selgin
The Christian Science Monitor, Boston
Monday, August 3, 2009

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0803/p09s01-coop.html

China moves to internationalize its currency

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By Leo Lewis
The Times, London
Monday, August 3, 2009

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6736681.ece

China is rapidly accelerating its efforts to internationalise its currency with a series of manoeuvres that could see the renminbi soar to become one of the top three traded monetary units in the world.

Ed Steer's daily commentary is at Casey site

Section: Daily Dispatches

2p ET Monday, August 3, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Casey Research market analyst Ed Steer, a member of GATA's Board of Directors, will have his own free e-mail letter at Casey Research in a few days, but for this week his daily commentary is accessible only at the Casey Research Internet site here:

Peter Brimelow: Is gold gearing up (again) to break $1,000?

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By Peter Brimelow
MarketWatch.com
Monday, August 3, 2009

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-gold-again-headed-for-1000-break-200...?

NEW YORK -- For the umpteenth time, gold bugs think gold may be poised to break $1,000.

The last week of July definitely lacked summer somnolence in the gold market.

Gary North: Why Bernanke is in panic mode

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:22p ET Sunday, August 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his latest essay, "Why Bernanke Is in Panic Mode," financial letter writer Gary North (http://www.garynorth.com/) brilliantly exposes and demolishes the secret patronage on which the Federal Reserve system now is mainly based, patronage that risks exposure if U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's legislation to audit the Fed is ever enacted.

Wall Street benefits from Fed and Treasury

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By Henny Sender
Financial Times, London
Sunday, August 2, 2009

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffa60e50-7f8c-11de-85dc-00144feabdc0.html

On a steamy July morning in New York recently, the US Federal Reserve, in accordance with announced plans, began purchasing $3 billion in government bonds maturing between February 2021 and 2026.

Prices rose in anticipation of the Fed move.

Jay Taylor interviews James Turk on why you should save in gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:15p ET Sunday, August 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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