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The gold standard: The case for another look

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-05-10 23:58 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Sean Fieler and Jeffrey Bell
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, May 7, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB2000142405270230369560457518169390653220...

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Morgan wants custody of everybody's gold in Singapore too

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-05-10 23:29 Section: Daily Dispatches

J.P. Morgan to Store Precious Metals in Singapore

By Kevin Lim
Reuters
Monday, May 10, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6490MF20100510

SINGAPORE -- J.P. Morgan said on Monday it will open its first Asian precious metals vault facility in Singapore during the third quarter of 2010 to facilitate trading in gold and other valuable commodities.

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Lew Rockwell asks Ron Paul: Is there any gold in Fort Knox?

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-05-10 17:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:55p ET Monday, May 10, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Metals market manipulation complaints gain credibility, Wealth Daily says

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-05-10 16:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:47p ET Monday, May 10, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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Jeff Christian's CPM Group explains how they make paper gold

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-05-10 16:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Adrian Douglas
Monday, May 10, 2010

A document published by the CPM Group in the year 2000 came to my attention recently. The attribution for the document is not given but the content and style strongly suggest that it was written by CPM Group founder Jeffrey Christian.

You can find the full document here:

http://www.gata.org/files/CPMGroup-BullionBankingExplained.pdf

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European Central Bank to buy government and private bonds

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2010-05-09 22:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Gabi Thesing and Jana Randow
Bloomberg News
Monday, May 10, 2010

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0RoeU1FECGY&pos=3

The European Central Bank said it will intervene in government and private bond markets as part of an unprecedented effort to help stave off a sovereign debt crisis that threatens to destroy the euro.

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Fed reopens dollar credit lines to Europe

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2010-05-09 22:40 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jeannine Aversa
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Sunday, May 9, 2010

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100510/ap_on_bi_ge/us_europe_financial_cris...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Sunday opened a program to ship U.S. dollars to Europe in a move to head off a broader financial crisis on the continent.