Daily Dispatches

JP Morgan says suffered no gold trade loss

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Reuters) -- J.P. Morgan Chase amp; Co. on
Wednesday squashed rumors in financial markets that it
sustained a loss during Tuesday's powerful gold rally,
saying instead it made a profit on gold's run to two-year
highs.

quot;We had a very good day yesterday,quot; said a senior
bank official with knowledge of the bank's bullion trading

8:59p ET Thursday, February 7, 2002

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend Reg Howe first raised the issue of the
disproportionate position in derivatives of J.P.
Morgan Chase. Today it was the subject of John
Crudele's column in the New York Post, published
just a few blocks from the corner of Broad and
Wall Streets. It's a good bet that it was read by
some of the denizens of that neighborhood.

By Thom Calandra
www.CBS.MarketWatch.com
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO -- Now comes the hard part in the
$300-plus gold rally: finding the neglected mining stocks.

Problem is, there aren't many. The entire category of
gold mining stocks, from the Newmont Mining giants to
the Vancouver-listed juniors, doesn't exceed $50 billion
of market capitalization. quot;Up until three weeks ago the

4:23p ET Tuesday, February 5, 2002

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Here's to a wonderful day and the eve of
the demise of the gold cartel. And below
is the quot;Voxquot; column from today's Toronto
Globe amp; Mail, which recognizes the gold
price suppression issue and even mentions
the Internet site of GATA Chairman Bill
Murphy, www.LeMetropoleCafe.com.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer