Daily Dispatches

Iran reported repatriating currency reserves via gold shipments

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-06-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ted Butler
InvestmentRarities.com
Monday, June 5, 2006

Over the past 10 years I have argued that silver has been
manipulated in price. One of my goals for writing publicly about
silver was to terminate this manipulation. While I know that many
people can't understand my obsession with the manipulation, I make
no apologies for my convictions. There is nothing more basic or
important than keeping a market free of manipulation. This is the

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Treasury appointment gives huge tax break to Goldman Sachs CEO

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-06-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kenneth R. Timmerman
Newsmax.com
Wednesday, June 7, 2006

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/6/6/151138.shtml?s=lh

WASHINGTON -- Iranians are going for the gold -- at least until
someone else cuts them off.

To forestall an effort by the West to seize Iranian assets in
Europe, the Iranian leadership decided last fall to begin a massive,

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Russia leading global ''stealth demand'' for gold

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-06-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

Does Keeping the Penny Still Make Sense?

By J. Scott Orr
Newhouse News Service
via Seattle Times
Sunday, June 4, 2006

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003038390_penny04.h
tml

WASHINGTON -- They accumulate everywhere, multiplying faster than
bunnies, it seems, in pockets, purses and dresser-top jars. And you

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Peter Brimelow: Veteran gold bug sees price soaring to $3,000

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-06-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Monday, June 5, 2006

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?
xml=/money/2006/06/05/cnrussia.xml

The world's big money brigade is snapping up gold bullion at eight
times the rate originally thought, according to a report by UBS, the
world's biggest gold trader.

The huge sums entering precious metals below the radar are likely to

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Matthew Lynn: Goldman Sachs has gained too much political power

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-06-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Brimelow
CBSMarketWatch.com
Monday, June 5, 2006

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B8EB7BBB6%
2DB8E2%2D4F4B%2DB922%2D8229D1A02BC8%7D&source=blq%
2Fyhoo&dist=yhoo&siteid=mkwt

NEW YORK -- Advantage, Schultz.

The veteran gold bug called the recent gold break. Now he's getting

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Gulf divides gold bugs from those only bullish about gold

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-06-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Matthew Lynn
Bloomberg News Service
Monday, June 5, 2006

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?
pid=10000039&refer=columnist_lynn&sid=aGS6lvr8ipiw

Forget "The Da Vinci Code." If you want to get to grips with a real
conspiracy, take a look at all the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. staffers
taking over important economic positions around the world.

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Penny now costs 1 cent to make, nickel more than 5 cents

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2006-06-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

2:57p ET Friday, June 2, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A couple of events of possible interest to GATA's
friends who are in Vancouver, Canada, or who are
planning to attend Cambridge House's 2006 World
Gold, PGM, and Diamond Investment conference there
on Sunday and Monday, June 11 and 12:

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy will speak at the
conference at 1 p.m. Sunday. From 6 to 8 p.m. that

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Get ready for some real good price discovery on the Comex

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2006-06-02 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Thursday, June 1, 2006

http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?
storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060602:MTFH84479_2006-06-02_00-13-
11_N01414745&type=comktNews&rpc=44

WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund Executive Board on
Thursday approved the appointment of JP Morgan Vice Chairman John