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Dollar loses clout in bullion market
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2006-03-24 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesSilver Soars on ETF, But Will Luster Last?
By Myra P. Saefong
CBSMarketWatch
Friday, March 24, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Prospects of an exchange-traded fund have pushed
futures prices for silver to a more than two-decade high, but the
China''s gold reserves double in value while Britain''s are sold cheap
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2006-03-24 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Atul Prakash
Reuters
Friday, March 24, 2006
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LONDON -- The dollar's faded influence over gold prices is unlikely
to be restored as investors react more to economic growth trends,
I.M. Vronsky: The real El Dorado -- real estate or gold equities?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-03-22 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesSEC Backs Rules to List iShares Silver Trust
By Kevin Drawbaugh
Reuters
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on
What if Cheuvreux and GATA are right about gold price rigging?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-03-22 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches4:21p ET Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
How do the prospects for real estate compare with the
prospects for gold and gold mining shares?
I.M. Vronsky, proprietor of the invaluable
Gold-Eagle.com, has prepared a detailed analysis,
"The Real El Dorado -- Real Estate or Gold
Equities?," which you can find here:
Refusing to sell gold, Bundesbank rebuffs German government
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-03-21 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches8:45p ET Monday, March 20, 2006
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The spring dinner meeting of the Committee for Monetary
Research and Education, a gold-friendly group, will be
held from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Union
League Club, 38 East 37th St., just a few blocks from
Grand Central Station in New York City. The agenda is
below.
It's always an interesting time and a great dinner,
Bank''s economists appeal to central banks for more market intervention
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-03-21 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ralph Atkins and Kevin Morrison
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
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The Bundesbank, the German central bank, on Tuesday rebuffed the
Berlin government by announcing that it had decided against
substantial gold sales before at least September.
SEC approves rule change for silver ETF
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-03-21 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesRabobank Urges Global Central Banks
to Prevent Possible Plunge by Dollar
By Kaj Leers
AFX News
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/03/21/afx2610501.html
AMSTERDAM -- Economists at Rabobank have called on the world's
central banks to undertake action to prevent the US dollar from
Long-awaited approval for ETF spurs silver to 22-year high
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-03-21 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesAnother step forward for silver ETF;
SEC approves rule change;
silver rallies on speculation
By John Spence
CBSMarketWatch
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
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BOSTON -- A controversial exchange-traded fund tied to silver prices
Credit derivatives rocked by loss at GM finance arm
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-03-20 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesTuesday, March 14, 2006
http://www.investmentrarities.com/03-14-06.html
Cook: At this moment the exchange-traded fund or ETF in silver has
not been approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Do
you think it will be approved soon?
Butler: I don't think anyone knows when, or if, the ETF will be
approved. But the more I think about it, this silver ETF issue is
Chancellor under fire for gold sale as price nears $600
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-03-20 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesGet this: "A 'significant' proportion of total trades do not even
match up." This isn't money and it isn't even credit. It's just
wishful thinking pretending to be real.
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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Saturday, March 18, 2006
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?
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