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Bank of Russia allows ''extraordinary'' fall by U.S. dollar against ruble

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rick Carew
Dow Jones Newswires
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060124/15/3y4tz.html

BEIJING -- China's State Reserve Bureau, which manages the country's
strategic reserves of commodities including oil, copper and grains,
said Tuesday it would ban its units from trading in a broad range of
financial instruments such as commodity futures, "to avoid more huge

Ted Butler: Too soon for last rites?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Dollar Nosedives vs. Ruble to Late 2000 Level

By Yelena Orekhova
RIA Novosti
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

http://en.rian.ru/business/20060124/43164295.html

MOSCOW -- The U.S. dollar nose-dived against the ruble on the Moscow
Inter-Bank Currency Exchange Tuesday to the level registered in late
2000.

The dollar's swift fall to 27.9898 rubles to the dollar in Tuesday's

SEC proposes rules for silver ETF trading

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:58p ET Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Silver market analyst and GATA consultant Ted
Butler has a new essay, "Too Soon for Last
Rites?," in which he urges a little caution on
silver devotees. You can find it at GoldSeek's
companion site, SilverSeek, here:

http://news.silverseek.com/TedButler/1138202345.php

Resource Investor notes SEC''s movement on silver ETF

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Charles Mackay
The Wall Street Examiner
Wednesday, January 24, 2006

http://wallstreetexaminer.com/?itemid=2078

It's coming. Despite roadblocks put up by the Silver Users
Association, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in
conjunction with the American Stock Exchange, has proposed new rules
that will guide the trading of the upcoming silver exchange-traded

China''s reserve bureau bans its departments from futures trading

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Andrew Peaple and Emily Barrett
Dow Jones Newswires
Monday, January 23, 2006

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20060123
\ACQDJON200601231026DOWJONESDJONLINE000413.htm

LONDON -- A run on the U.S. dollar that would see investors rushing
to dump the currency is a possibility, although it's difficult to

Iran denies moving financial assets and buying gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Sunday, January 22, 2006

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?
type=worldNews&storyID=2006-01-22T110125Z_01_OLI225387_RTRUKOC_0_US-
ECONOMY-IRAN-ASSETS.xml

TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday flatly denied any
currency had been transferred from Tehran's overseas accounts to
protect holdings from possible economic sanctions over work on its

IMF economist speculates about a rush to dump the dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Christian Oliver
Reuters
Monday, January 23, 2006

http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?
type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nL23170008&imageid=&cap=

TEHRAN -- Iran's central bank has not implemented any measures in
preparation for U.N. action over its atomic program because it does
not believe sanctions will be imposed, the bank said Monday.

Iranian foreign ministry denies transfer of assets

Section: Daily Dispatches

The Times, London
Saturday, January 21, 2006

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2003034,00.html

Iran is transferring its assets from European accounts to other
foreign banks to try to pre-empt possible United Nations sanctions
over its nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official said.

The official confirmed comments from Ebrahim Sheibani, the governor

Forbes video network interviews James Turk about gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:50p ET Wednesday, Jauary 18, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

If you're going to be in the Vancouver area on
Friday, you're invited to GATA's press conference
about the Gold Rush 21 conference DVD, which will
have its premiere two days later at the Vancouver
Resource Investment Conference.

The press conference will be held Friday at 10
a.m. PT in Ocean View Suite 8 at the Pan Pacific

Iran confirms transfers from its foreign accounts

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:29p PT Friday, January 20, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

As the King of the Bugs, GATA Chairman Bill
Murphy, and his loyal entourage are descending
on Vancouver for the Vancouver Resource
Investment Conference and the premiere of the
video of the Gold Rush 21 conference, our
consultant James Turk, editor of the Freemarket
Gold & Money Report and founder of GoldMoney,
has created a video of his own with the Forbes

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