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If you believe central banks, currency market management is just rhetoric

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Paulson, Trichet Welcome Dollar's Recovery Since G-7

By John Brinsley and Christopher Anstey
Bloomberg News Service
Saturday, May 10, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aIwAaryrPsUQ

WASHINGTON -- U.S. and European officials signaled satisfaction that the dollar is stabilizing after Group of Seven policy makers expressed concern a month ago about its decline.

Al Korelin interviews GATA's Ed Steer

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:27a ET Saturday, May 10, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Al Korelin of the Korelin Economic Report yesterday interviewed GATA board member Ed Steer, an analyst for Casey Research, about the week's anomalous developments in the gold and silver market. You can listen to the interview here:

http://www.kereport.com/DailyRadio/Daily050908-1.mp3

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

Citing copper and zinc costs, House votes for return of steel penny

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Brian Faler
Bloomberg News Service
Thursday, May 8, 2008

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aawSYGeCapwM

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House has voted to bring back the steel penny, saying it would be cheaper than the current practice in which the government loses money on every penny it makes because of rising metal prices.

IMF worries that commodities may not be a bubble

Section: Daily Dispatches

IMF Warns on Global Inflation

By Krishna Guha, Javier Blas,
Chris Giles, and Ralph Atkins
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 8, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30215fc-1d3d-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html

Nameless central bankers try talking dollar back up via FT

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:18a ET Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Vince Byfield: Why is Canada's mint doubling its gold and silver debts?

Section: Daily Dispatches

11a ET Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

AngloGold to reduce hedge book by 45%

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jon A. Nones
Resource Investor
Wednesday, May 6, 2008

New CEO Mark Cutifani is not all talk. After months of openly expressing his distaste for AngloGold's massive gold hedge book, he announced plans during the company's quarterly results presentation on Tuesday to sell $1.6 billion worth of shares to cut the company's hedge book down by about 45%. ...

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Is IMF trying to recover its gold by pretending to sell it?

Section: Daily Dispatches

1a ET Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ted Butler: Another sick new record

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:30p ET Monday, May 5, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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