Daily Dispatches

India's central bank buys half of IMF's gold for sale

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-11-03 00:37 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:43p ET Monday, November 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Today's announcement by the International Monetary Fund, reported in the Bloomberg story and IMF press release appended here, that the IMF has sold to the Reserve Bank of India about half of the 400 tonnes of gold the IMF long has been planning to sell seems supportive of the gold price, at least for the moment.

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India's Reserve Bank buys half of IMF's gold for sale

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-11-02 20:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:43p ET Monday, November 2, 2009

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Rob Kirby: Disinformation or ignorance?

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-11-02 20:06 Section: Daily Dispatches

8p ET Monday, November 2, 2009

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Barrick in more hurry to close out gold shorts

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-11-02 14:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

Barrick May Close Hedge Book Ahead of Plan

By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Monday, November 2, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/basicMaterialsSector/idUSL272564320091102

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Barrick Gold, the world's biggest miner of the precious metal, said it may complete the planned closure of its hedge book announced last month before the end of the 12-month window it had set.

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James Turk: Take the long view for gold and silver

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-11-02 12:18 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:12p ET Monday, November 2, 2009

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Does Saudi Arabia have the clout to destroy Nymex?

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-11-01 21:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Garry White
The Telegraph, London
Sunday, November 1, 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/6480746/Do-Saudis-have-the-cl...

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Trace Mayer: Gold bug bit the Tudor

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-11-01 19:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:35p ET Sunday, November 1, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In commentary posted today, Run To Gold's Trace Mayer notes the profound interest lately taken in gold by some major investment funds and credits GATA for exposing the central bank gold price suppression scheme. Mayer's essay is headlined "Gold Bug Bit the Tudor" and you can find it at Run to Gold here: