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Peter Brimelow: Gold finishes a fabulous February

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Brimelow
MarketWatch.com
Sunday, March 2, 2008

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/golds-fabulous-february/story.aspx...

NEW YORK -- Gold finishes a fabulous February, and the gold bugs' attention is turning to gold shares, and silver.

Gold upstream, poison downstream in Philippines' wild mining zone

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Cecil Morella
Agence France-Presse
via Yahoo News
Sunday, March 2, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080302/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentmining...

MOUNT DIWATA, Philippines -- Fortune favours the brave in this gold rush region of the southern Philippines, but the poison that goes with the new wealth spares no one.

As dollar falls, Israelis see virtues of their own currency

Section: Daily Dispatches

Dollar Dip a Mixed Bag for Israelis

By Dina Kraft
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York
Sunday, March 2, 2008

http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008030220080226dollar.html

Dan Norcini: Looks like a commercial signal failure in silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Dan Norcini
JSMineset.com
Saturday, March 1, 2008

These charts detail the commitment of traders report through Tuesday of this week:

http://www.jsmineset.com/cwsimages/Miscfiles/5830_Charts_for_2-29-2008_C...

Dollar decline seen dominating markets in week ahead

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jeremy Gaunt
Reuters
Sunday, March 2, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/etfNews/idUSL2922804820080302?sp=true

LONDON -- Currencies will be in full focus on financial markets this week following the dollar's drubbing of recent days yet anyone hoping for help from policy makers to shore up the ailing greenback is likely to be disappointed.

'Strong dollar' Paulson would get rid of the penny

Section: Daily Dispatches

The Bush administration is advocating legislation to hasten the removal of intrinsic metal value from all U.S. coins.

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Treasury Secretary Paulson
Not a Big Fan of the Penny

By Martin Crutsinger
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Friday, February 29, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/paulson_penny_4

Toronto Globe and Mail highlights 'the new global gold rush'

Section: Daily Dispatches

The New Global Gold Rush

By Andy Hoffman
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Saturday, February 29, 2008

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080229.wr-cover01/B...

Tye Burt has always been able to get the most out of the unwanted, the discarded and the overlooked.

IMF says any gold sales will only substitute for unsold central bank quotas

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:42p ET Friday, February 29, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Fed officials say they'll act against inflation eventually

Section: Daily Dispatches

Fed Officials Vow to Keep Watch on Inflation

By Mark Felsenthal
Reuters
Friday, February 29, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2922264120080229

NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve's rapid-fire interest rate reductions were warranted, but the central bank must reverse course quickly once calm is restored to financial markets, Fed officials said on Friday.

Commodity boom backfires on consumers

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Michael Mackenzie
Financial Times, London
Friday, February 29, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94457f9e-e6e3-11dc-b5c3-0000779fd2ac.html

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