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U.S. Mint stops producing quarter-, half-ounce gold

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U.S. Mint Halts Production of Half-, Quarter-Ounce Gold

By Frank Tang
Reuters
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnN07435260.html

CNBC airs prediction of default in paper gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:45a ET Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Russia, Iceland act in bank crisis; Oz cuts rates

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By Omar Valdimarsson and Keith Weir
Reuters
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE49542Y20081007

Iceland took over its second largest bank on Tuesday and Russia announced an aid package for the financial sector to bail out victims of the global financial crisis.

Fed considers plan to fund short-term business loans

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jeannine Aversa
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_bi_ge/fed_credit_crisis;_ylt=A...

WASHINGTON -- The government is weighing a bold plan to buy massive amounts of unsecured short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy.

An Asian bond could save us from the dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:11p ET Monday, October 6, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Treasury already has power to buy into failing companies

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Regulators Outline Steps to Quell Crisis

By Deborah Solomon
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122334263094210175.html?

WASHINGTON -- Worsening market turmoil prompted U.S. financial regulators to outline steps they are using to boost the balance sheets of institutions reeling from the crisis.

Fed engineers 'stealth' cut in interest rate

Section: Daily Dispatches

Fed Sets Floor Below Rate Target, Engineering 'Stealth' Cut

By Scott Lanman
Bloomberg News
Monday, October 6, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aSiAeDH_QZtk&refer=home

NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve may have cut borrowing costs today without actually saying so.

Michael Kosares: The big bailout of 2008

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:09p ET Monday, October 6, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Michael Kosares, proprietor of Centennial Precious Metals in Denver and host of its Internet site's invaluable bulletin board, the USAGold Forum, counts the chickens coming home to roost in the international financial system. His analysis is headlined "The Big Bailout of 2008" and you can find it at USAGold here:

Ted Butler: An exceptional opportunity

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:21p ET Monday, October 6, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Silver market analyst Ted Butler writes tonight in "An Exceptional Opportunity":

"We are currently positioned the best I have ever witnessed for risk and reward in silver. The downside looks extremely limited and the upside looks explosive. Yes, volatility is great, but everything is lined up perfectly."

Grandich Letter migrates to Agoracom

Section: Daily Dispatches

'Paper Newsletter' Migrates Online

Subscription Base Key

By Grant Surridge
Financial Post / National Post, Toronto
Monday, October 06, 2008

http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=862395

It has scrambled the business model for print publications of all kinds, so it's hardly a surprise that the Internet is changing the game for investing newsletters too.

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