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Russia letting dollar fall against ruble

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Grace Nirang
Bloomberg News Service
in the Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday, November 25, 2004

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/OPEC-will-stick-with-dollar-
president-says/2004/11/24/1101219616410.html

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
would not adopt the euro to replace the US dollar as
the currency for oil sales, the body's president,

Silver short AIG pays $126 million for helping two companies conceal losses

Section: Daily Dispatches

Ruble Hits 4-Year High Versus Dollar

The Moscow Times
Thursday, November 25, 2004

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/11/25/041.html

The ruble shot to its highest level against the dollar
Wednesday on speculation that the Central Bank is
letting the currency appreciate in an effort to slow
inflation.

The ruble rose 0.4 percent against the dollar to

Fear of Bank of Japan''s intervention props up dollar against yen

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Susan Gallagher
The Associated Press
Monday, November 22, 2004

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- When Genesio Morlacci left
$2.3 million to a small college here, many people were
astonished at the wealth amassed by a man who
operated a dry-cleaning shop and later worked as a
part-time janitor in retirement. But to those who knew
Morlacci well, his bequest came as no surprise.

"He was a fellow who felt that if you didn't need it,

Roach''s private forecast scares Boston money guys, who root for inflation

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Taizo Hirose
Bloomberg News Service
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?
pid=10000101&sid=asA2HhB0lXoY&refer=japan

SYDNEY -- The yen had its biggest decline in two
weeks in Asia, stalling a rally that sent it to a
four-year high against the dollar on Nov. 19, on
concern Japan will sell its currency to stem the

Dollar hits new low against euro but intervention fears are growing

Section: Daily Dispatches

On State Street: Economic 'Armageddon' predicted

By Brett Arends
Boston Herald
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=55356

Stephen Roach, the chief economist at investment
banking giant Morgan Stanley, has a public reputation
for being bearish.

But you should hear what he's saying in private.

Ted Butler: Still unresolved, Part 2

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jamie McGeever
Reuters
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?
type=businessNews&storyID=6896867

NEW YORK -- The dollar slumped on Tuesday after news
that Russia may increase the share of euros in its reserves
drove the European unit to a new lifetime high.

Confirmation of last week's talk Russia might make such

Gold ETF attracts $419 million in first three days

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Theodore Butler
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

http://www.investmentrarities.com/weeklycommentary.html

When I first picked the title for this article, I had this
nagging thought that I had used it before. Sure enough,
I looked in the archives and there it was, dated
September 2, 2003. I just think I had forgotten about it

Barrick insists that higher gold prices won''t stop it from reducing hedges

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

http://www.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?
duid=mtfh36922_2004-11-23_22-20-29_n23115673_newsml

NEW YORK -- A recently launched gold-backed
exchange-traded fund attracted $419 million in its
first three days of trading, bringing its total assets
to $1.3 billion, a research company said on

Is the world getting too short on the dollar? Impossible!

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6898925

(Figures in U.S. dollars)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Today's higher gold
prices won't stop Barrick Gold Corp. from reducing its
hedge book, the world's third-biggest gold miner said

Who will be first to rush for the exit and bring down the dollar?

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:20p ET Sunday, November 21, 2004

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

James Turk, editor of the Freemarket Gold &
Money Report, founder of GoldMoney.com,
and consultant to GATA, has analyzed the
World Gold Council's new bullion fund on
the New York Stock Exchange and found
that it provides no assurance that there is
really any gold behind its shares. Indeed,
Turk finds, the bullion fund acknowledges

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