Daily Dispatches

Beijing residents in gold rush at year end

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-12-28 00:32 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Zhao Yanrong
China Daily, Beijing
Monday, December 28, 2009

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-12/28/content_9235825.htm

Gold jewelry sales jumped more than 30 percent over the weekend in Beijing, as bargain shoppers swarmed the city's major jewelry stores on year-end promotions.

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GATA will hold reception at conclusion of Vancouver conference

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-12-27 19:15 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:13p ET Sunday, December 27, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Dollar won't do anymore, FT's Martin Wolf says, without mentioning gold

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-12-27 13:47 Section: Daily Dispatches

Do We Need a New Reserve Currency?

From Emirates Business, Dubai
Sunday, December 27, 2009

http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/12/Pages/26122009/12272009_b60d...

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Adjusted for inflation, Dow's gains are puny

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-12-27 11:04 Section: Daily Dispatches

By E.S. Browning
The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, December 27, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870399130457462190385050863...

Many investors realize that stocks have been among the worst investments of the past decade. But they may not realize quite how bad the decade was, because most people forget about the effects of inflation.

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SEC clears way for platinum and palladium ETFs

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2009-12-25 21:42 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Allen Sykora
The Wall Street Journal
Saturday, December 26, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870471820457461637060750845...

Regulators took another step toward smoothing the way for exchange-traded funds linked to the metals to trade in the U.S.—news that sent platinum and palladium prices to three-week highs on Thursday.

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James Turk: Government overspending causes hyperinflation

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2009-12-25 14:39 Section: Daily Dispatches

2:35p ET Friday, December 25, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In commentary published this week, GoldMoney founder James Turk, consultant to GATA and editor of the Free Gold Money Report, argues that hyperinflation is not caused by too much bank lending but rather by government overspending. Turk writes: