Daily Dispatches

Ted Butler: Rope-A-Dope?

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-10-16 14:53 Section: Daily Dispatches

2:50p ET Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Robert K. Landis: Musings on the realms of GLD

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-15 17:55 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:55p ET Monday, October 15, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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IMF chief changes position, says dollar has room to fall

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-15 17:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Bob Davis
The Wall Street Journal
Monday, October 15, 2007

WASHINGTON -- After a week of saying that the dollar had fallen too far recently, International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo de Rato now says the dollar has more room to fall over the next several years.

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Banks move to help credit markets -- or themselves?

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-15 10:13 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:15a ET Monday, October 15, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The headline the Associated Press put on the story appended here is "Banks Move to Help Credit Markets." It might better read: "Big Banks Collude to Trade Their Phony Paper with Each Other to Prevent a Market from Breaking Out and Exposing Their Fraud."

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Slumping dollar puts G7 back in spotlight

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-15 09:02 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Greg Robb
MarketWatch.com
Monday, October 15, 2007

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/slumping-dollar-puts-g7-back/story...

WASHINGTON -- For the last five years the global economy has sailed along, allowing meetings of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors to take place in relative obscurity.

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Unhedged Newcrest, Lihir fuel takeover talk as gold price soars

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-15 01:18 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alex Wilson
The Wall Street Journal
Monday, October 15, 2007

In Newcrest Mining and Lihir Gold, there is no hedging on their prospects -- and potential acquirers view that as a good thing.

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Paulson is pressured by G-7 demands to aid dollar, credit markets

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-15 01:08 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rich Miller and Simon Kennedy
Bloomberg News Service
Monday, October 15, 2007

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aiXgH4EYAOe0&refer=home

A former Master of the Universe like Henry Paulson doesn't often find himself on the defensive. At international meetings this week in Washington, he will be.