Daily Dispatches

Gold has become 'substitute currency,' Jean-Marie Eveillard tells King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-08-17 17:23 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:20p ET Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Alasdair Macleod: The upcoming expansion of U.S. bank credit

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-08-17 15:09 Section: Daily Dispatches

3p ET Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Chavez says Venezuela will nationalize gold mining, processing

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-08-17 14:38 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Louise Egan
Reuters
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/venezuela-gold-idUSN1E77G0WN20...

CARACAS -- Venezuelan President HugovChavez said on Wednesday he plans to nationalize the gold sector, including extraction and processing, and use the production to boost the country's international reserves.

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Venezuela tells Bank of England to ship the gold back

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-08-17 11:01 Section: Daily Dispatches

Good luck, muchachos!

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Venezuela Plans to Move Reserve Funds

By Jose de Cordoba and Ezequiel Minaya
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405311190339290457651296118057069...

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Venezuela may try to get its gold back

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2011-08-16 21:21 Section: Daily Dispatches

Venezuela May Move Cash, Gold

By Daniel Cancel and Corina Rodriguez Pons
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-16/venezuela-may-move-reserves-fro...

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Gene Arensberg: Comex commercials, swap dealers put floor under silver

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2011-08-16 20:02 Section: Daily Dispatches

8p ET Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

The Got Gold Report's Gene Arensberg reports tonight that the big silver futures players are moving from short to long. Arensberg's commentary is headlined "Comex Commercials and Swap Dealers Put Floor under Silver" and you can find it at the Got Gold Report here:

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Gold Standard Institute's letter covers GATA's London conference

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2011-08-16 19:53 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:51p ET Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The August 15 edition of The Gold Standard, the newsletter of the Gold Standard Institute, has, as usual, several interesting essays, but GATA supporters may be particularly interested in Louis Boulanger's report on GATA's Gold Rush 2011 conference in London, which he attended. You can find the newsletter here:

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Audio of King World News interview with James Turk

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2011-08-16 16:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:18p ET Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Audio of GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk's latest interview with King World News has been posted and finds Turk advising, among other things, a little more patience with the mining shares. The interview is 10 minutes long and you can listen to it here: