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Bank of England's gold not good enough for delivery

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:30p ET Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Debate rages over impact of soaring Canadian dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Louise Egan
Reuters
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070919/wl_canada_nm/canada_economy_inflatio...

OTTAWA, Canada -- The Canadian dollar's flight toward parity with the U.S. dollar has reignited debate over the impact of the strong currency on inflation and on Bank of Canada interest rates.

Policy reversed, Fannie and Freddie will buy junk mortgages

Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Tyson and Jody Shenn
Bloomberg News Service
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7W8FamllDBg

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration reversed policy, allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest sources of money for U.S. home loans, to expand their investments in an effort to make mortgages easier to get.

Paulson asks Congress to lift debt limit

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Martin Crutsinger
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070919/ap_on_bi_ge/debt_limit;_ylt=Ag6A4lFi...

Barrick CEO sees 'perfect storm' raising gold price

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Cameron French
Reuters
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

http://www.reuters.com/article/economicNews/idUSN1926885020070919

TORONTO -- Current U.S. conditions of low interest rates and potential inflationary pressures are a "perfect storm" for gold prices, Barrick Gold Corp. Chief Executive Greg Wilkins said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia hints at breaking currency peg to dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

Fears of Dollar Collapse as Saudis Take Fright

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/09/19/bcnsau...

Hugo Salinas Price: A perpetual 'war on gold'?

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:45a ET Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Hugo Salinas Price, president of the Mexican Civic Association for Silver and longtime friend and supporter of GATA, speculates in a new essay, "A Perpetual 'War on Gold'?," about how governments could keep their gold-price suppression scheme going even after their gold reserves are exhausted.

Dan Norcini: Capital flows promise more trouble for dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Dan Norcini
www.JSMineset.com
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

With all the excitement surrounding the interest rate reduction by the Fed, it is easy to overlook something else that occurred today that also has serious implications for the US dollar. The Treasury International Capital Flows data for July 2007 was released early this morning. The data was not good.

William Greider: The lies of Alan Greenspan

Section: Daily Dispatches

By William Greider
The Nation, New York
via San Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/09/18/EDCLS7TH4...

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