Daily Dispatches

Stunning fund-raising success for Paul's presidential campaign

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-10-03 22:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jim Kuhnhenn
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071003/ap_po/campaign_fundraising;_ylt=Ajdj...

WASHINGTON -- Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul raised a surprising $5 million during the past three months, capitalizing on his stance as the only anti-war contender in the GOP field.

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Dollar takes blows from Vietnam and Qatar

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-10-03 22:12 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, October 4, 2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/10/03/bcnvie...

Vietnam is planning to cut its purchases of US Treasuries and other dollar bonds, raising fears that Asian central banks with control over two-thirds of the world's foreign reserves may soon join the flight from US assets.

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Ted Butler: Looking back, to see ahead

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-10-03 11:52 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:50a ET Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Central banking's main purpose now is market suppression

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-10-03 01:54 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:45a ET Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The Financial Times story, appended here, about the eurozone's alarm at its strengthening currency suggests a few things:

1) Worldwide currency devaluations are ahead -- competitive devaluations if cooperative ones cannot be arranged.

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Greg Peel: Citigroup report reignites gold manipulation debate

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-10-03 00:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:25a ET Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Aussie dollar seen equalling U.S. dollar next year

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-10-02 00:55 Section: Daily Dispatches

By David McIntyre
Bloomberg News Service
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ar4B13PRXC7A

SYDNEY -- The Australian dollar will trade equal with the U.S. currency by the end of 2008 as the central bank raises interest rates to control inflation, according to Stephen Koukoulas, global strategist at TD Securities Ltd.

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Calls grow for ECB intervention to stop rise of euro

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-10-01 23:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Garnham
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7ab931c-7050-11dc-a6d1-0000779fd2ac.html

The recent rise of the euro has sparked a chorus of disapproval from the region's exporters and politicians, but analysts say it may now be approaching levels that could even push central banks into action.