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Citing copper and zinc costs, House votes for return of steel penny
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-05-09 11:56 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Brian Faler
Bloomberg News Service
Thursday, May 8, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aawSYGeCapwM
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House has voted to bring back the steel penny, saying it would be cheaper than the current practice in which the government loses money on every penny it makes because of rising metal prices.
IMF worries that commodities may not be a bubble
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-08 23:55 Section: Daily DispatchesIMF Warns on Global Inflation
By Krishna Guha, Javier Blas,
Chris Giles, and Ralph Atkins
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 8, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30215fc-1d3d-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html
Nameless central bankers try talking dollar back up via FT
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-08 00:22 Section: Daily Dispatches12:18a ET Thursday, May 8, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Vince Byfield: Why is Canada's mint doubling its gold and silver debts?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-07 11:05 Section: Daily Dispatches11a ET Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
AngloGold to reduce hedge book by 45%
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-07 02:07 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jon A. Nones
Resource Investor
Wednesday, May 6, 2008
New CEO Mark Cutifani is not all talk. After months of openly expressing his distaste for AngloGold's massive gold hedge book, he announced plans during the company's quarterly results presentation on Tuesday to sell $1.6 billion worth of shares to cut the company's hedge book down by about 45%. ...
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Is IMF trying to recover its gold by pretending to sell it?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-07 01:08 Section: Daily Dispatches1a ET Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Ted Butler: Another sick new record
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-05-05 20:34 Section: Daily Dispatches8:30p ET Monday, May 5, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gene Arensberg: Back up truck on small gold, silver, uranium miners
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-05-05 14:14 Section: Daily Dispatches2:15p ET Monday, May 5, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Michael Kosares: Has Europe declared war on the weak dollar?
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-05-05 13:51 Section: Daily Dispatches1:45p ET Monday, May 5, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Peter Brimelow: Buggiest bugs show grit about gold
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-05-05 13:34 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Peter Brimelow
MarketWatch.com
Monday, May 5, 2008
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/buggiest-bugs-show-grit-about/stor...
NEW YORK -- Gold gaps down, but the bugs are grimly determined. Again.