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Fed blew the housing bubble, then sought to pop it, transcripts show
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2012-01-12 20:04 Section: Daily Dispatches"Market intervention is why central banking was invented. Intervening in markets is what central banks do. They have no other purpose. ...And so we have come to an era of daily market interventions by central banks -- so much so that the main purpose of central banking now is to prevent ordinary markets from happening at all."
Theft, RICO lawsuit targets MF Global, CME Group, MorganChase
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2012-01-12 18:03 Section: Daily Dispatches6p ET Thursday, January 12, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty 'Hi-yo, Silver! Away!'
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2012-01-12 17:40 Section: Daily Dispatches5:20p ET Thursday, January 12, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Sprott Asset Management's John Embry today jumps on to silver's saddle and rides off into the sunset, if not shouting, "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!," then at least muttering, "Don't say I didn't warn you."
Gold downside risk gone, Sinclair says; silver demand shocks CMI's Haynes
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2012-01-12 17:16 Section: Daily Dispatches5:13p ET Thursday, January 12, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Gold mining entrepreneur and gold advocate Jim Sinclair tells King World News today that gold's downside risk is gone and that five big U.S. banks have big derivatives problems. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the King World News blog here:
CFTC acts to protect trader collateral, endorses 'Volcker rule'
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2012-01-12 11:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Christopher Doering
Reuters
Thursday, January 12, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-financial-regulation-swaps-...
Gold's plunge at end of 2011 was 'an operation,' Sinclair says
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-01-11 16:27 Section: Daily Dispatches4:25p ET Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Mining entrepreneur and gold advocate Jim Sinclair today tells King World News that gold's plunge at the end of 2011 was "an operation" and that he agrees with the Tocqueville Gold Fund's John Hathaway that a short squeeze is imminent. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the King World News blog here:
Real metal costs more than paper gold, Turk says
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-01-11 14:16 Section: Daily Dispatches2p ET Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk today tells Bull Market Thinking's Tekoa Da Silva that there are two kinds of gold -- real metal and paper -- and the closer you get to the real metal, the higher the price. The interview is posted here:
GATA board member Ed Steer interviewed by Dave Janda
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2012-01-10 20:01 Section: Daily Dispatches8p ET Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Tocqueville's Hathaway expects 'terrific short squeeze' in gold
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2012-01-10 17:12 Section: Daily Dispatches5:10p ET Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Forex trade emails cast doubt on Swiss central banker Hildebrand
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2012-01-10 09:59 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Catherine Bosley
Reuters
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/us-swiss-snb-idUSTRE8090HJ2012...
ZURICH, Switzerland -- The supervisory council of the Swiss National Bank forced Philipp Hildebrand to step down as chairman after emails about a currency trade by his wife failed to clear him of involvement in the deal, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
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