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Mauritius buys 2 tons of gold from IMF

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Sandrine Rastello and Kim Kyoungwha
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_9ioLuRtQyk&pos=6

Mauritius followed India buying gold from the International Monetary Fund, prompting renewed speculation that other central banks will bolster their holdings as the precious metal trades near a record and the dollar slumps.

Wall Street Journal: A dollar warning from Asia

Section: Daily Dispatches

Obama Gets an Earful About America's Super-Easy Money

Review & Outlook
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870443180457454005228251997...

Gartman cites GATA on CNBC, asks: Who cares if gold is rigged?

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:20p ET Monday, November 16m 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Russian central bank ready to buy any gold from state depository

Section: Daily Dispatches

From RIA Novosti, Moscow
Monday, November 16, 2009

http://en.rian.ru/business/20091116/156860573.html

MOSCOW -- The Bank of Russia is ready to buy any gold that may be sold by the State Depository for Precious Metals and Gems, the bank's first deputy chief said on Monday.

Bernanke tries to talk the dollar back up

Section: Daily Dispatches

Bernanke Says Fed Will Keep Eye on Sliding Dollar

By Jeannine Aversa
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Monday, November 16, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091116/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bernanke

Now Bernanke says he too supports a strong dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kate Gibson
MarketWatch.com
Monday, November 16, 2009

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bernanke-says-hes-committed-to-strong-d...

NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve is commited to a strong U.S. dollar, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.

Typically, no U.S. official other than the Treasury secretary speaks about the value of the dollar.

Peter Brimelow: Gold bugs say it's not over

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Brimelow
MarketWatch.com
Monday, November 16, 2009

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-bugs-say-its-not-over-2009-11-16

NEW YORK -- Gold grinds to new highs -- but the gold bugs are still optimistic.

Chan Akya: No country for gold men

Section: Daily Dispatches

11p ET Sunday, November 15, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

BlackRock says central banks will be net buyers of gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Regan
Reuters
Sunday, November 15, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE5AF0CP20091116

SYDNEY, Australia -- Central banks will be net buyers of gold this year as they diversify away from the U.S. dollar, global commodities investment fund BlackRock said on Monday in comments that helped drive bullion to fresh record highs.

When it comes to gold, history itself wears a tin-foil hat

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:23p ET Sunday, November 15, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thanks to 24hGold.com for calling attention to two fascinating pieces of the history of gold as money.

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