Daily Dispatches

'Commodities of finite supply' might get position limits

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2009-07-07 11:52 Section: Daily Dispatches

Are gold and silver 'commodities of finite supply'? From the Comex, you wouldn't think so.

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Oil, Gas Market Speculation May Face Restrictions

By Tina Seely
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aIEgmYChpWg8

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GATA cited on CNBC by Dennis Gartman

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-07-06 22:06 Section: Daily Dispatches

10p ET Monday, July 6, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Dennis Gartman, publisher of The Gartman Letter (http://www.thegartmanletter.com/), mentioned GATA today on CNBC's "The Word on the Street" program. You can watch it here:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1173513208&play=1

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Goldman fears infringement of its market-rigging power

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-07-06 18:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

It's in the fourth paragraph. It's fair that Goldman Sachs has the technology to manipulate a market and unfair if anyone else has it.

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Goldman Sachs' Investment in Trading Program Put at Risk by Theft

By David Glovin and Christine Harper
Bloomberg News
Monday, July 6, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_6d.tyNe1KQ

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South Korea to buy gold, expecting it to replace dollar

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-07-05 23:42 Section: Daily Dispatches

Bank of Korea to Buy Gold for First Time in 11 Years

From Dong-A Ilbo (East Asia Daily)
Seoul, South Korea
Saturday, July 4, 2009

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2009070411578

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Couldn't happen to a nicer market rigger

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-07-05 22:57 Section: Daily Dispatches

Free Sergey Aleynikov!

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A Goldman Trading Scandal?

By Matthew Goldstein
Reuters
Sunday, July 5, 2009

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/07/05/a-goldman-trading-scandal/

Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs' secret sauce?

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Daily Bell interviews James Turk: How elites always destroy paper money

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-07-05 17:42 Section: Daily Dispatches

From The Daily Bell
Appenzell, Switzerland
Sunday, July 5, 2009

http://www.thedailybell.com/index.asp?fl=

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Leaders won't stop contemplating easing out of the dollar

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-07-05 17:05 Section: Daily Dispatches

Dollar's Role Under Debate in Run-Up to G-8 Summit

By Gabriele Parussini
Dow Jones Newswires
via The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, July 5, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090705-702952.html?

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Austrian silver euro coins being used to beat German taxes

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2009-07-04 17:50 Section: Daily Dispatches

Quick Silver: A New Austrian Coin Trick

From Der Spiegel, Hamburg
Saturday, July 4, 2009

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,633772,00.html

Hot tip for German investors: an Austrian silver coin that can be smuggled legally. It's music to the ears of Germans who bank in Austria. But how long can the party last?