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Jason Hommel: A further warning to the CFTC
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-05-16 10:57 Section: Daily Dispatches10:55a ET Friday, May 16, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Silver Stock Report editor Jason Hommel has written an open letter to the acting chairman of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission in reply to the CFTC's latest report denying that the silver market is manipulated. Hommel's reply refutes two central assertions of the CFTC report and mentions GATA's work.
Resource Investor reports on CFTC denial of silver manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-05-16 00:14 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jon A. Nones
Resource Investor
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Much to the chagrin of silver enthusiasts who believe the price has been artificially held back, a second study in four years by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission revealed no evidence of manipulation in the silver futures market. Silver bugs now question the CFTC.
Venezuela won't be adding to world's gold supply
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-15 23:36 Section: Daily DispatchesVenezuela Stops Open-Pits and Gold Mines
By Ana Isabel Martinez
Reuters
Thursday, May 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN1...
ECB affects surprise that banks dump their junk on it
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-15 23:03 Section: Daily DispatchesECB Concern Over Liquidity Scheme
By Paul J. Davies, Norma Cohen, and Anousha
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 15, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e338cc8-22ce-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html
John Embry: Last chance to board gold train at under US$1,000
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-15 18:13 Section: Daily Dispatches6:10p ET Thursday, May 15, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Derivatives monster Morgan to enter oil market
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-15 11:46 Section: Daily DispatchesJPMorgan Eyes Physical Oil Trade, Eyes $200 Oil
By Sambit Mohanty
Reuters
Thursday, May 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_3_MOLT/idUSSP1485012008...
SINGAPORE -- JPMorgan Chase & Co will begin trading physical oil by year-end, increasing its exposure in a market that could rise to $200 a barrel, the bank's global head of commodities said on Wednesday.
Jason Hommel: Four proofs of silver manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 21:38 Section: Daily Dispatches9:35p ET Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
CFTC study denies manipulation in silver market
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 12:24 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
http://www.cftc.gov/newsroom/generalpressreleases/2008/pr5499-08.html
Fed gets political with market interventions, Volcker warns
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 10:34 Section: Daily DispatchesVolcker Says Fed's Market Interventions Risk 'Political Battles'
By Craig Torres
Bloomberg News Service
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0gtQpItabH0&refer=home
Peter Grandich: Did the party end before it started?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 10:03 Section: Daily Dispatches10a ET Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
After battling illness, market analyst Peter Grandich is writing his letter again and in the issue published today he reflects on the beating the precious metals have taken lately. It's headlined "Did the Party End Before It Ever Got Started?" and you can find it here: