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Wall Street, feds haggle over who swallows Lehman's junk

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Wall Street Firms Could Buy Lehman 'Bad Bank'

By Francesco Guerrera, Peter Thal Larsen,
Krishna Guha, and Henny Sender
Financial Times, London
Saturday, September 13, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3586ede-80ca-11dd-82dd-000077b07658.html?ncli...

Lehman bailout better hurry, as WaMu, AIG, Merrill may be next

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Lehman Races Clock; Financial Crisis Spreads

By Susanne Craig, Deborah Solomon,
Carrick Mollenkamp, and Matthew Karnitschnig
The Wall Street Journal
Saturday, September 13, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122122951987228067.html

Gold starts to look good to commodities guru Rogers

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:50p ET Friday, September 12, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Not long ago commodities guru Jim Rogers was disparaging gold and predicting that lead and zinc had much better price prospects. The story from India's Business Standard appended here suggests that Rogers has completely changed his mind. It would be nice if someone asked him for a little more explanation.

Jason Hommel: Why don't the miners do something?

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:30p ET Friday, September 12, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

John Embry: When gold is gone, market will go nuts

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10:20p ET Friday, September 12, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Morgan Chase aiming to acquire Washington Mutual

Section: Daily Dispatches

By John Poirier
Reuters
Friday, September 12, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSWAT01003820080912

WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is in advanced discussions to acquire Washington Mutual Inc., a source familiar with the discussions said on Friday. "They are in advanced talks," the source told Reuters.

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Mortgage mess seen pushing China away from dollars

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China May Cut Its Dollar Holdings: CICC

From China Daily, Beijing
Friday, September 12, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/12/content_7020656.htm

China, which holds a fifth of its currency reserves in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt, may cut the portion held in US dollars, according to China International Capital Corp. (CICC), one of the nation's biggest investment banks.

Fed, Treasury brokering deal to rescue Lehman Brothers

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Lehman Races to Find a Buyer

Bank of America Is Said
To Be in Preliminary Talks;
U.S. Plays Matchmaking Role

By Matthew Karnitschnig, Carrick Mollenkampf,
Susanne Craig, and Annelena Lobb
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, September 12, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122116292232524671.html?mod=hpp_us_whats...

Fed's next move could be to cut, not raise interest rates

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By Chris Isidore
CNNMoney.com
Thursday, September 11, 2008

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/economy/fed_outlook/index.htm

NEW YORK -- While the Federal Reserve is widely expected to once again hold a key interest rate at 2% when it meets on Tuesday, there is a growing sense that the Fed may have to cut rates by the end of the year.

Central banks may be destroying their own tool, the futures markets

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:41p ET Thursday, September 11, 2008

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