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Everything is being manipulated by the government, investment exec complains

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Legendary Investor Is More Worried Than Ever

By Jason Zweig
The Wall Street Journal
Saturday, May 22, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870416770457525844277233828...

Seth Klarman is worth listening to, especially when markets go mad.

China to lend out its massive foreign exchange reserves

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Looks like China aims to exchange more dollars for resources in the ground.

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China is tapping its deep well of foreign reserves for overseas resource loans, benefiting banks through a major policy shift

By Zhang Yuzhe
Caixin Online, Beijing
Thursday, May 20, 2010

http://english.caing.com/2010-05-20/100145743.html

Merryn Somerset Webb: The only currency that can't be printed on a whim

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By Merryn Somerset Webb
Financial Times, London
Friday, May 21, 2010

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d6a8da26-64fd-11df-b648-00144feab49a.html

You probably think gold is in a bubble. After all, it hit new highs in dollars, pounds, and euros this week -- and has pretty much quintupled since its lows of 2001.

James Turk: Silver inching closer to an upside breakout

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9:20p ET Saturday, May 22, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

LBMA gold shorts backed by central banks, Rickards tells King World News

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9p ET Saturday, May 22, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Eric King today has a spectacular 15-minute interview with James G. Rickards, senior managing director for Virginia-based research firm Omnis Inc., that has been written up wonderfully at Zero Hedge here:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/jim-rickards-discusses-financial-warfare

Silver market analyst Butler comments to KWN on last week's smashdown

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10:30a ET Saturday, May 22, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

A billionaire goes all-in on gold

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By Liam Pleven and Carolyn Cui
The Wall Street Journal
Saturday, May 22, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870416770457525878370287577...

Gold is setting records again, boosting the holdings of central banks, Armageddon worrywarts, and ordinary people who own gold bars, coins, and jewelry.

Gene Arensberg's 'Got Gold Report' flash

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11:40p ET Friday, May 21, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Gene Arensberg's "Got Gold Report" tonight expresses some puzzlement that heavy shorting by large commercial traders didn't show up more in the gold traders report just before this week's smashdown in the precious metals. Arensberg writes:

Jeff Nielson: 'Loose-Lips' does it again

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10:45p ET Friday, May 21, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

J.S. Kim: 10 gold charts they don't want you to see

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9a ET Friday, May 21, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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