Daily Dispatches

No inflation in U.S.? There's plenty in China

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-06-29 18:18 Section: Daily Dispatches

China Raises Minimum Wages

By The Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Friday, June 29, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_on_bi_ge/china_wage_boost;_ylt=Ap...

China's government has ordered minimum wages raised to help the poor cope with soaring food costs, a state news agency reported Friday.

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India is rolling in gold but still poverty-stricken

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-06-29 15:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jacob Saulwick
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Saturday, June 30, 2007

http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/rolling-in-gold-but-still-povertystr...

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Richard Greene: You would have thought it was a gold bull market

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2007-06-28 16:24 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:22p ET Thursday, June 28, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA's story makes more inroads every day, as you can see from the new essay by Richard J. Greene of Thunder Capital Management, "You Would Have Thought It Was A Gold Bull Market," which you can find at GoldSeek here:

http://news.goldseek.com/ThunderCapitalManagement/1183043040.php

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

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Yamana, Northern Orion would merge, take over Meridian

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-06-27 23:07 Section: Daily Dispatches

From Canadian Press
via Brandon Sun, Brandon, Manitoba
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

http://www.brandonsun.com/story.php?story_id=60388

TORONTO -- Yamana Gold Inc. and Northern Orion Resources Inc. are proposing to merge and take over Meridian Gold Inc. -- a combination that would create one of the top five gold producers in the world.

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'Sub-prime Chernobyl': So gold has to be hit hard

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-06-26 20:28 Section: Daily Dispatches

Massive Loan Revocations
Expected from U.S. Banks

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/06/26/cnusec...

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IMF delays consideration of gold sales by a month

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-06-26 17:16 Section: Daily Dispatches

From Agence France-Presse
via Yahoo News
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070626/bs_afp/imfgoldmarketsfinance2_07062...

WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund has delayed by one month a board meeting to discuss financial reform, including the possible sale of some of its valuable gold reserves, a spokesman said Tuesday.

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Ted Butler: Blood from a stone

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-06-26 15:09 Section: Daily Dispatches

3p ET Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his new commentary, silver market analyst Ted Butler reflects on today's smashdown in the precious metals. It's titled "Blood from a Stone" and you can find it at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here:

http://news.silverseek.com/TedButler/1182880797.php

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer