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Gold Investors Eye Beggars'' Banquet

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:54p ET Saturday, May 14, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Here's your invitation to a dinner honoring Dr. Antal
Fekete, one of gold's great friends, in Dallas, Texas,
on Wednesday, June 1, 2005.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.

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Dinner honoring Dr. Antal Fekete
Sponsored by the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
...and...
Americans for a Free Republic

James Turk: Gold tests important support

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Nicole Mordant
Reuters
Saturday, May 14, 2005

http://www.reuters.ca/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:428690cd:fbf68850ced
f576?type=businessNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=8492877

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Rolling Stones' smash hit "(I
can't get no) Satisfaction" may be on the lips of many Bay Street

Eric Hommelberg: Gold and GATA

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:57a ET Sunday, May 15, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

James Turk, founder of GoldMoney, editor of the Freemarket
Gold & Money Report, and consultant to GATA, has posted
new analysis in the "Founder's Commentary" box of the
GoldMoney home page. It's headlined "Gold Tests Important
Support." You can find it at the top left of the GoldMoney
home page here:

London Times: Hedge funds head for domino collapse

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:23p ET Sunday, May 15, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Eric Hommelberg has written Chapter 6 of his
"Gold Drivers Report" and it's about GATA's
work. It may not be new to longtime GATA
followers but it will be a valuable summary
for people just starting to look at the gold
market. You can find it at GoldSeek here:

http://news.goldseek.com/EricHommelberg/1116180246.php

You''re invited to a dinner honoring Dr. Antal Fekete

Section: Daily Dispatches

Senior AIG Executive Has Deal
To Cooperate with Authorities

By Monica Langley, Theo Francis,
and Ian McDonald
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, May 13, 2005

A senior executive at American International Group Inc. has struck a
deal with authorities investigating the giant insurer's accounting
to offer his testimony in return for immunity from potential
charges, according to people familiar with the matter.

India to sell 5 tonnes of gold, 1,670 tonnes of silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

Details Emerge on Obscure Barbados Reinsurer Tied to AIG

By Theo Francis, Glenn R. Simpson,
and Charles Fleming

The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, May 12, 2005

When American International Group Inc. disclosed that it would slice
about $2.7 billion, or 3.3%, off its net worth because of accounting
issues, the biggest single chunk stemmed from dealings with an
obscure Barbados company.

Senior AIG executive gets immunity to cooperate with authorities

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Press Trust of India
via The Hindu
Chennai (Madras), India
Friday, May 13, 2005

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200505131653.htm

NEW DELHI -- The Government today said it has decided to sell
surplus gold and silver lying in its mints.

There is about five tonnes of surplus gold and 1,670 tonnes of silver

The sky darkens for bondholders as bets on derivatives backfire

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:53p ET Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Appended is an adaptation of an exchange
posted yesterday at the USAGold Forum --
http://www.usagold.com/cpmforum/ --
between your secretary/treasurer and the
forum's host, Michael Kosares, proprietor
of Centennial Precious Metals in Denver,
editor of the firm's client letter, and

Former silver market player AIG is starting to look like another Enron

Section: Daily Dispatches

The Sky Darkens for Bondholders

Backfiring Bets on Derivatives,
Corporate Executives' Allegiances
Are Among Worries Raising Risk

By Mark Whitehouse, Gregory Zuckerman,
Henny Sender, and Carrick Mollenkamp

The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, May 11, 2005

The U.S. credit market is getting riskier.

As hedge funds book losses and the prices of corporate securities
and the derivatives based on them move in unusual ways, investors

Sorcerer's Apprentice time

Section: Daily Dispatches

Hedge fund rumors knock markets;
Widespread jitters focus on GM, convertible bonds

By Alistair Barr and Kathie O'Donnell
CBSMarketWatch.com
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?
source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BF6DCAC87%2DFC3E%2D4907%
2DBFFC%2D0C73ACA0CC98%7D

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