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Imagine if any of this money went into real metal, not just paper

Section: Daily Dispatches

Speculative Investment in Gold Seen Broadening

By Matt Whittaker
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, November 13, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870368380457453392383374604...

A broad spectrum of participants are buying up gold as it sits at record highs, all hoping to add a little glitz to their portfolio.

Everyone wants his currency weaker but can't keep up with dollar's fall

Section: Daily Dispatches

Dollar Overwhelms Central Banks from Brazil to Korea

By Oliver Biggadike and Matthew Brown
Bloomberg News
Friday, November 13, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a_4PcxlBMzzc

Iran uses gold coin sales to manipulate markets

Section: Daily Dispatches

Iran to Supply 5 Million New Coins to Gold Market

From Reuters
via TradeArabia.com, Bahrain
Friday, November 13, 2009

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=ECO&artid=170337

Iran's central bank plans to inject 5 million newly-minted gold coins into the domestic market in order to control rising gold coin prices, according to the official IRNA news agency.

Is HSBC evicting your gold or silver?

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:48p ET Thursday, November 12, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Tungsten as a gold substitute

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:10p ET Thursday, November 12, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA consultant Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics in Toronto and Mike Hewitt, editor of DollarDaze.org, have some interesting reports from the tungsten-as-gold front.

Kirby's commentary is headlined "On Doing God's Work" and you can find it at GoldSeek here:

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1258049769.php

IMF economists lament dollar-based financial system

Section: Daily Dispatches

Plea to Reduce Demand for Dollar Reserves

By Krishna Guha
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b163f502-cf02-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html

GATA's Catherine Austin Fitts interviewed by GoldSeek's Chris Waltzek

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:10p ET Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Barrick is scurrying around apologizing for hedge book

Section: Daily Dispatches

Barrick Shuts Hedge Book as World Gold Supply Runs Out

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, November 11, 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/6546579/...

Vietnam acknowledges trying to push gold price down

Section: Daily Dispatches

Vietnam to Allow Gold Imports to Prevent Speculation

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601012&sid=aPA2HISVOVqU

By Nguyen Kieu Giang
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam will resume gold imports for the first time since June 2008 to try to curb speculation and soaring prices in the domestic market.

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