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Flight to quality may break more money funds

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Floyd Norris
The New York Times
Thursday, September 17, 2008

http://norris.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/flight-to-quality/

A money manager advises that the ultimate flight to quality is under way, and he cannot find Treasury bills to buy.

Centennial group analyzes gold's performance in crisis

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:45p ET Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Three staffers of Centennial Precious Metals/USAGold in Denver -- Jonathan Kosares, Peter Grant, and George Cooper -- take 10 minutes to discuss the topic "Financial Crisis and Gold," including the explosion of demand for the real thing in hand and the real thing's invulnerability to default, in this video posted today:

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Market votes no confidence in Fed

Section: Daily Dispatches

Global Credit System Suffers Cardiac Arrest on U.S. Crash

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, September 18, 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/09/18/ccambr...

SEC bans naked shorting for all securities

Section: Daily Dispatches

Now that more than mining shares are the victims....

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Press Release

SEC Issues New Rules to Protect Investors
Against Naked Short Selling Abuses

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-204.htm

Fed chairman sought control of commodity prices

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:12p ET Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Feds seeking buyer for Washington Mutual

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Zachery Kouwe and Mark DeCambre
New York Post
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/business/feds_try_to_find_a_buyer_f...

Treasury bails out Fed; now who bails out Treasury?

Section: Daily Dispatches

U.S. Treasury Department Press Release

Treasury Announces Supplementary Financing Program
September 17, 2008

http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/hp1144.htm

Venezuela may buy gold for coins, other investment products

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Claudia Carpenter
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aVL5dFLFQ52s

Venezuela's central bank may buy 15 metric tons of gold a year to develop gold investment products including coins, said Eli Sanchez, head of the gold department at Venezuela's central bank.

Chinese government paper urges new world financial order

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Chris Buckley
Reuters
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSPEK4365020080917?sp=true

BEIJING -- Threatened by a "financial tsunami," the world must consider building a financial order no longer dependent on the United States, a leading Chinese state newspaper said on Wednesday.

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