Daily Dispatches

Smashing of silver futures spikes demand for real metal at SprottMoney

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2011-09-23 22:49 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:44p ET Friday, September 23, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Sprott Money President Larisa Sprott today tells King World News today that the coin and bullion dealer's silver supply was temporarily wiped out by huge demand prompted by this week's huge decline in silver future's prices. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the King World News blog here:

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CME raises gold, silver, copper margin requirements

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2011-09-23 22:37 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Matt Day
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, September 23, 2011

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405311190379150457658922171567849...

Exchange operator CME Group Inc. will raise the collateral requirements for trading in gold, copper, and silver futures after a volatile week.

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CFTC backs down on commodity trading rules

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-09-22 19:03 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Sarah N. Lynch, Christopher Doering, and Roberta Rampton
Reuters
Thursday, September 22, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/22/us-financial-regulation-limits...

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Murray Pollitt: Dancing ghosts

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-09-22 09:08 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:07p HKT Thursday, September 22, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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A battle in gold under $1,800, James Turk tells King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-09-22 07:34 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:30p HKT Thursday, September 22, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver(:

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Asia sees gold transforming from spending to savings

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-09-22 05:39 Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold Surge Fuels Inflation, Vexes Asia Officials

By Eunkyung Seo and Sungwoo Park
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-21/gold-surge-vexes-asian-official...

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Nevada's gold capital is hesitant about metal's boom

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-09-21 23:04 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ashley Powers
Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nevada-gold-2011092...

ELKO, Nevada -- This far-flung capital of Nevada's Gold Belt is booming — very, very reluctantly.

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Swiss People's Party proposes ban on central bank's gold sales

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-09-21 22:54 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Catherine Bosley
Reuters
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL5E7KK34V20110920

ZURICH, Switzerland -- Members of the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) want a law to prevent the country's central bank -- currently struggling to tame a super-strong Swiss franc -- from selling its gold reserves, according to a proposal published on Tuesday.