Daily Dispatches

Finance council should speed up speculation curbs, Chilton says

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-03-21 23:17 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Silla Brush
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-21/finance-council-should-speed-up...

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The CFTC has already done all it can about silver -- and everything else

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-03-21 21:55 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:51p ET Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Drawing on data collected by Nanex, Zero Hedge tonight calls attention to some high-frequency trading done yesterday to smash the price of silver down:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/catching-silver-crusher-algorithm-act

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James Turk: Bernanke goes to (my) college

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-03-21 20:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:55p ET Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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New York Sun: Bernanke 101

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-03-21 11:06 Section: Daily Dispatches

11a ET Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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British Treasury's reserve boost plan doesn't include gold

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-03-21 10:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Amanda Cooper and Veronica Brown
Reuters
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/treasury-says-no-plans-add-gold-holdings-141420...

LONDON -- The Treasury said on Wednesday there were no plans to add to gold reserves, after Chancellor George Osborne said in a presentation of the budget that he would take the opportunity to rebuild the country's reserves.

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Gold price suppression is so blatant now that things must be far worse than admitted, Embry says

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2012-03-21 00:07 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:01a ET Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Vin Maru: Paper trading and manipulation in precious metals

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2012-03-20 19:46 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:45p ET Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Vin Maru, editor of the TDV Golden Trader letter, comments extensively this week on the mechanism and opportunity for manipulating the silver market. His commentary is headlined "Paper Trading and Manipulation in Precious Metals" and it's posted at the TDV Golden Trader Internet site here: