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Brazil plans sovereign wealth fund to counter rising currency

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jonathan Wheatley
Financial Times, London
Sunday, December 9, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0a3dcc8-a687-11dc-b1f5-0000779fd2ac.html?ncli...

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil will create a sovereign wealth fund with the primary aim of intervening in foreign exchange markets to counter the appreciation of Brazil's currency, according to finance minister, Guido Mantega.

Mortgage rate freeze aims to conceal fraud by banks

Section: Daily Dispatches

Interest rate 'freeze':
The real story is fraud

By Sean Olender
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, December 9, 2007

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/09/IN5BTNJ2V.DTL

Peter Brimelow: Does gold have one more rally left in 2007?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Brimelow
MarketWatch.com
Sunday, December 9, 2007

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/does-gold-have-one-more/story.aspx...

NEW YORK -- Over the past few decades, gold has been quite often closed the year advancing on a blow-off peak.

Gulf oil producers plan currency revaluation talks

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mohammed Abbas
Reuters
Saturday, December 8, 2007

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSL0867609420071208

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Gulf Arab oil producers are considering revaluing their dollar-pegged currencies together and will hold talks on a change in the exchange rates "in the next few days," Bahrain's foreign minister said Saturday.

John Embry: Gold gleams as central bank influence wanes

Section: Daily Dispatches

5p ET Friday, December 7, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA press release about campaign to wrest gold info from U.S. govt.

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:45a ET Friday, December 7, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA's international press release about the start of its campaign to compel the U.S. Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department to disclose documents about the disposition of U.S. gold reserves has been posted at Business Wire here:

Britain's rate cut opens gulf with European Central Bank

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Chris Giles and Ralph Atkins
Financial Times, London
Thursday, December 6, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9647583a-a3ea-11dc-a28d-0000779fd2ac.html

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