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Jonathan Weil: Goldman loses grip on its doomsday machine

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By Jonathan Weil
Bloomberg News
Thursday, July 9, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aFeyqdzYcizc&

Never let it be said that the Justice Department can't move quickly when it gets a hot tip about an alleged crime at a Wall Street bank. It does help, though, if the party doing the complaining is the bank itself, and not merely an aggrieved customer.

John Crudele: Influence is in the bag for 'Government Sachs'

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By John Crudele
New York Post
Thursday, July 7, 2009

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07092009/business/influence_is_all_in_the_ba...

When I last wrote about Goldman Sachs in late March, the most politically-connected and luckiest firm on Wall Street was in the middle of rigging the stock market -- again.

Jennifer Barry: Gold, the U.S. dollar, and the Chinese yuan

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8:33p ET Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

At conference, China demands currency reform; France sympathetic

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By Simon Rabinovitch and Matt Falloon
Reuters
Thursday, July 9, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/asianCurrencyNews/idUSPEK20673520090709

L'AQUILA, Italy -- China called on Thursday for reform of the reserve currency system at a meeting of world leaders in one of its most direct attacks on the dollar's global dominance.

Audit would harm country, Fed vice chair warns

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Kohn Warns Against Political Interference in Fed

By Alister Bull and Emily Kaiser
Reuters
Thursday, July 9, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN0945907120090709

GoldSeek's Chris Waltzek interviews GoldMoney's James Turk

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:48a ET Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldSeek's Chris Waltzek on Wednesday did a wide-ranging interview about gold's prospects with GATA consultant James Turk, founder of GoldMoney and editor of the Freemarket Gold & Money Report. You can listen to it here:

http://www.radio.goldseek.com/players/turknuggetpagejuly8.php

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

Small investors are hoarding gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Larry Light
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, July 9, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020357730457427595335541288...

Worried about a harrowing, inflation-ridden future, Scott Van Steyn has found the answer in a batch of glittering one-ounce gold coins. In fact, they make up a large chunk of the physician’s assets.

Jason Hommel: Why I would manipulate silver, IF!

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12:35a ET Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Paul says Fed audit bill means to expose gold price manipulation

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12:22a ET Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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