Daily Dispatches

Gold, silver markets seen as much harder target for CFTC

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-01-15 11:24 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Frank Tang
Reuters
Thursday, January 14, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60E02720100115

NEW YORK -- U.S. futures regulators set their sights on precious metals markets on Thursday after unveiling plans to limit positions in energy contracts, but gold and silver trading will be harder to control.

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CFTC unveils oil and gas limits; deemed light touch

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-01-15 11:17 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ayesha Rascoe and Tom Doggett
Reuters
Thursday, January 14, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWEQ00373420100114

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GATA plans reception Jan. 18 at end of Vancouver conference

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-01-13 22:58 Section: Daily Dispatches

11p ET Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA will hold a public reception at the conclusion of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 18, in the rooftop lounge of one of the two conference hotels, the Fairmont Vancouver at 900 West Georgia St. There will be free snacks and a cash bar.

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Market is remonetizing gold, and GFMS is sore about it

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-01-13 21:16 Section: Daily Dispatches

Investor Appetite Drives Gold to New Peak

By Chris Flood
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

LONDON -- Investors bought more gold than buyers of jewellery for the first time in three decades in 2009, highlighting the increasing impact of speculators on bullion prices.

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Gabriel Sukenik: The Fed vs. the free market

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-01-12 23:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:22p ET Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gabriel Sukenik, a senior at the University of Rochester, has posted at YouTube a 7 1/2-minute video titled "The Fed vs. the Free Market" that includes an interview with your secretary/treasurer, who should have put on a jacket and tie and looked directly into the camera. You can find the video at YouTube here:

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A debate on gold on CBC Radio's 'The Current'

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-01-12 23:17 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:13p ET Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: A global fiasco is brewing in Japan

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-01-12 12:13 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100002951/a-...

I have felt rather lonely after suggesting in my new year predictions that Japan is dangerously close to blowing up on its sovereign debts, with consequences that will be felt across the world.