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BlackRock says central banks will be net buyers of gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Regan
Reuters
Sunday, November 15, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE5AF0CP20091116

SYDNEY, Australia -- Central banks will be net buyers of gold this year as they diversify away from the U.S. dollar, global commodities investment fund BlackRock said on Monday in comments that helped drive bullion to fresh record highs.

When it comes to gold, history itself wears a tin-foil hat

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:23p ET Sunday, November 15, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thanks to 24hGold.com for calling attention to two fascinating pieces of the history of gold as money.

NY Fed chief contemplates pre-emptive bailouts

Section: Daily Dispatches

Fed Could Offer 'Liquidity Backstop' to Some Firms, Dudley Says

By Vivien Lou Chen and Sandrine Rastello
Bloomberg News
Saturday, November 14, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aA4Gukum9lY8&pos=6

Iranian central bank's coin sale bursts 'gold bubble'

Section: Daily Dispatches

Western central banks wouldn't sell gold to suppress its price, would they?

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By Hashem Kalantari
Reuters
via Yahoo News
Sunday, November 15, 2009

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20091115/tbs-iran-gold-955c2a1.html

Ed Stein political cartoons drawn from gold-related issues

Section: Daily Dispatches

8p ET Saturday, November 14, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Butler sees increasing shortage of silver, risk of exchange closing

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:30p ET Saturday, November 14, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Greenspan suggested gold price suppression in 1993

Section: Daily Dispatches

Remarks by Dimitri Speck
International Precious Metals and Commodities Show
Olympia Park, Munich, Germany
Saturday, November 7, 2009

Jim Sinclair's tour de force at King World News

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:24p ET Friday, November 13, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and gold:

Imagine if any of this money went into real metal, not just paper

Section: Daily Dispatches

Speculative Investment in Gold Seen Broadening

By Matt Whittaker
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, November 13, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870368380457453392383374604...

A broad spectrum of participants are buying up gold as it sits at record highs, all hoping to add a little glitz to their portfolio.

Everyone wants his currency weaker but can't keep up with dollar's fall

Section: Daily Dispatches

Dollar Overwhelms Central Banks from Brazil to Korea

By Oliver Biggadike and Matthew Brown
Bloomberg News
Friday, November 13, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a_4PcxlBMzzc

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