Daily Dispatches

9a ET Friday, May 20, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A couple of items possibly of special
interest. ...

MiningMX's Greta Steyn examines the rapidly
alternating mood on the prospects for the U.S.
dollar. Her report is headlined "Dollar to
Resume Weakness" and you can find it here:

http://www.miningmx.com/markets/441900.htm

9:35p ET Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his new essay "Pirates Reprise," Ron Kirby reports
that the U.S. Treasury Department has quietly altered
its records of the U.S. government bonds held by
foreign entities. As a result, the value of bonds
reported held by Japan and China has fallen sharply
while the value of bonds reported held by Britain and
Caribbean banks has risen just as sharply.

Administration Considers
Delaying Fed Chief's Exit;
An Extra Few Months Would Give
Greenspan the Longest Tenure

By Nell Henderson
Washington Post
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan frequently urges Americans
to postpone retirement and stay on the job longer.

He may soon get the chance to do so himself.

Bush administration officials are mulling whether to encourage

Concerns Mount About Mortgage Risks

Latest Data Show Move Toward Alternative Loans
Is More Pronounced Than Previously Thought

By Ruth Simon
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

In the latest sign of how frothy the housing market has become, new
data show the degree to which people are stretching to buy homes in
a hot housing market.

The data, from the Mortgage Bankers Association, show that