Daily Dispatches

European Central Bank keeps pumping into banks

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2008-03-29 13:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

ECB Takes New Steps to Ease Markets

By Ralph Atkins
Financial Times, London
Friday, March 28, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d730fcfc-fd04-11dc-961e-000077b07658.html?ncli...

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German Finance Ministry denies wanting to sell gold

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2008-03-29 11:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Iain Rogers
Reuters
Saturday, March 29, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL2911176020080329

BERLIN -- Germany's Finance Ministry said today a magazine report that the government wants the Bundesbank to sell some of its gold reserves to help ease pressure on the federal budget was untrue.

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Fed may not want its cash loans back any more than governments want their gold loans back

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2008-03-29 02:16 Section: Daily Dispatches

2a ET Saturday, March 29, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Murray Pollitt: People don't yet see it's a money problem, but they will

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-03-28 12:32 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Murray H. Pollitt
Pollitt & Co., Toronto
Monday, March 24, 2008
http://www.pollitt.com/

Today the commodity market is no country for old men.

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John Lee: Silver vs. gold

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-03-28 11:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:45a PT Friday, March 28, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In analysis published today, John Lee, portfolio manager at Mau Capital Management, cites GATA and government efforts to cap the gold price. Lee's analysis is headlined "Silver vs. Gold" and you can find it at Kitco here:

http://www.kitco.com/ind/Lee/mar282008.html

And at Seeking Alpha here:

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Richard Daughty: The great silver sellout caper

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-03-28 00:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:26p PT Thursday, March 27, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Chinese exporters shun flagging dollar

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-03-27 21:48 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Robin Kwong
Financial Times, London
Thursday, March 27, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aac6859e-fc35-11dc-9229-000077b07658.html?ncli...

Rising numbers of Chinese exporters are shunning the US dollar or devising ways to offset the impact of the falling currency as they confront rising labour and raw material costs at home.