Daily Dispatches

Wall Street may get permanent credit line at Fed

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2008-05-30 15:04 Section: Daily Dispatches

And central banks are reported to be negotiating to accept each other's junk collateral.

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Kohn Signals Wall Street May Get Permanent Access to Fed Loans

By Scott Lanman and Anthony Massucci
Bloomberg News Service
Friday, May 30, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7EKKQuCqhUA&refer=home

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Debt markets again flash warnings

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-28 23:29 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, May 29, 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/29/cndebt...

The debt markets in the US and Europe have begun to flash warning signals yet again, raising fears that the global credit crisis could be entering another turbulent phase.

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Banks launch central clearer for derivatives

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-28 22:28 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Hal Weitzman
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/add2f5e6-2cdd-11dd-88c6-000077b07658.html?ncli...

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Gary North: The next attack on gold has begun

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-28 10:32 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:30a ET Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Ted Butler: A few thoughts on silver

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-27 16:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:35p ET Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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LIBOR cracks widen as bankers struggle with reforms

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-27 11:18 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:15a ET Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Investors bet Persian Gulf will loosen dollar pegs

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-27 10:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Joanna Slater
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Hedge funds and other investors made bundles of money in the 1990s betting currency pegs around the world would break. They are at it again, only this time they are gambling currencies will soar, not plummet.