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Can dollar''s decline be kept under control?

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:08p ET Monday, December 8, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Since a gold bug can need and deserve a cold beer after
a day of jousting in the markets with the gold cartel,
today's most important gold news may be the appointment
of former Barrick CEO Randall Oliphant to the board of
Coors Brewing Co. (The press release is appended.)

This probably means that Coors will be leasing and

Gold''s great future, and South Africa''s too

Section: Daily Dispatches

9p ET Tuesday, December 9, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Whatever the fate of the dollar, it's starting
to get commented on, if not much in the United
States. A big article in today's Financial Times,
appended here, says China has joined OPEC
countries in dumping dollars. And Marshall
Auerback of Prudent Bear has typically brilliant
analysis, reposted at GoldMoney, headlined quot;It's

Canada is different from the U.S., but that''s not always good

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:22p ET Tuesday, December 9, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA's great friend Peter George of Trinity Holdings
in South Africa has prepared a brilliant and comprehensive
analysis of gold's future that, while written from a South
African perspective, is bound to be compelling for any
serious gold investor anywhere. George's analysis is titled
quot;South African Golds and the Randquot; and you can find it here

Gold council''s bullion funds may not have the gold -- and refuse responsibility

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:27p ET Sunday, December 7, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Important reading today....

Jim Sinclair says the current move in gold is quot;the big
onequot; with quot;mind-blowing bullish potential,quot; quot;a runaway
freight trainquot; with quot;$529quot; written on it. You can find
Sinclair's commentary, titled quot;Notice to the Gold
Community,quot; here:

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Barrick''s ex-CEO joins beer company; Bugos, Sinclair fight; OPEC dumping dollars

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:16p ET Monday, December 8, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA consultant James Turk, proprietor of GoldMoney and
editor of the Freemarket Gold amp; Money Report, has analyzed
the prospectuses of the World Gold Council's new bullion
funds in Britain and the United States and found that they
not only fail to insure that the funds are fully backed by
gold but also refuse to accept responsibility for any

Sinclair sees the big move in gold as Turk notes Fear Index''s breakout

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:19p ET Saturday, December 6, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold's price must be gaining explosive potential again,
for a former official of the Bank for International
Settlements told a gold conference in Dubai today that
central banks may increase their gold sales.

The Reuters account of the ex-BIS official's remarks is
appended, but the important thing to remember is that
what central banks call gold quot;salesquot; may be only the

Interview with Bill Murphy and Ferdinand Lips on Smartstox Talk Show

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:27p ET Thursday, December 4, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Recommended reading tonight at MineWeb....

* Tim Wood quotes GATA consultant James Turk in
quot;Gold Benefits from Foreign Distress Over Weak
Dollar.quot;

* quot;Gold Headed for $1,000?quot; by Peter Gonella.

* And Ken Gooding's report from London, quot;Barrick
Still Uncomfortable With New Hedge Message.quot;

Who''s right about the gold short position? Will GFMS debate?

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:05a ET Saturday, December 6, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Stanlie Hunt of the quot;Smartstox Talk Showquot; got an
interview with GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and
European gold fund executive and author Ferdinand
Lips in Vancouver on November 25. Lips, a longtime
GATA supporter, gold banker, and gold-standard
advocate, was being honored for his recent book,
quot;Gold Wars,quot; at a dinner sponsored by John Newell

Commentaries by Doug Casey and Chris Temple

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:05a ET Saturday, December 6, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Who's right about the gold short position -- GATA
consultant James Turk, editor of the Freemarket
Gold and Money Report and GoldMoney proprietor,
or Gold Fields Mineral Services?

MineWeb's Tim Wood poses the question in new
commentary tonight, and wishes that the two sides
could discuss their differences if not reach a

When central banks say gold sales, they may mean just forgiving gold loans

Section: Daily Dispatches

2a ET Saturday, December 6, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Doug Casey, editor of International Speculator, has a
brief but excellent column at WorldNetDaily making
the case for gold investments. You can find it here:

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And Chris Temple of National Investor analyzes what's

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