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No need for a bailout at the bank of the poor

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Lending to the Poor Has Rich Rewards

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Friday, August 22, 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/08/23/ccprof...

What happens when metal exchanges, Freddie, Fannie fail?

Section: Daily Dispatches

9p ET Friday, August 22, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Alex Wallenwein of Euro vs. Dollar Gold Monitor contemplates the likely failure of the commodities exchanges for gold and silver with his new commentary, "What Price Gold?," which you can find at Gold-Eagle here:

http://www.gold-eagle.com/gold_digest_08/wallenwein082208.html

And at 24hGold here:

Bundesbank says gold reserves gaining importance

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rene Wagner
Reuters
via The Guardian, London
Friday, August 22, 2008

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7744536

BERLIN -- Germany's Bundesbank on Friday rejected calls that it should sell some of its gold reserves to help boost the slowing German economy, telling Reuters that financial and political uncertainty make the reserves even more important than before.

Mint to ration gold coins as it resumes taking orders

Section: Daily Dispatches

U.S. Mint to Resume Distribution of American Eagle Gold Coins

By Vincent Del Giudice
Bloomberg News Service
Fridaqy, August 22, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCxIWL5S4le4&refer=home

Ted Butler: The smoking gun

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:45p ET Friday, August 22, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Richard J. Greene: Amateur hour in the precious metals markets

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:45p ET Thursday, August 21, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Richard J. Greene of Thunder Capital Management strikes some brutal but well-deserved blows against all the bad guys in his new essay, "Amateur Hour in the Precious Metals Markets." Greene writes:

Who could have anticipated such demand for gold?

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:50p ET Thursday, August 21, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Congressman extracts statement from Mint on gold coin shortage

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:20p ET Thursday, August 21, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bank borrowing from ECB is out of control

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, August 21, 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/mone...

The European Central Bank has issued the clearest warning to date that it cannot serve as a perpetual crutch for lenders caught off-guard by the severity of the credit crunch.

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