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GATA's London conference draws nearly 400 from 38 countries

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:06p BST Sunday, August 7, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Nearly 400 people from 38 countries attended GATA's Gold Rush 2011 conference at the Savoy Hotel in London this week, and it seems to have been a great success, for which we must thank our speakers -- most of the best minds in the gold world -- and our corporate and individual sponsors.

Silver is 'investment of the next decade,' Sprott says in GoldMoney interview

Section: Daily Dispatches

11a BST Sunday, August 7, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Chris Powell: Who will put the gold questions to central banks?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Remarks by Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
GATA Gold Rush 2011
Savoy Hotel, London
Friday, August 5, 2011

U.S. loses prized AAA credit rating from S&P

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Walter Brandimarte and Daniel Bases
Reuters
Saturday, August 6, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-usa-debt-downgrade-idUSTRE7...

How Nixon stopped backing the dollar with gold and changed global finance

Section: Daily Dispatches

The Nixon Shock

How Nixon stopped backing the dollar with gold and changed global finance, a 40-year-old decision that still echoes in Greece, Ireland, and the U.S.

By Roger Lowenstein
Bloomberg Businessweek
Friday, August 4, 2011

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-nixon-shock-08042011.html

Hoarding gold beats charts, technical analysis over 25 years

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Nicholas Larkin
Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 4, 2011

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-04/hoarding-gold-beats-charts-over...

A buy-and-hold strategy for gold made investors more money during the past quarter century than any technical analysis tool.

Gold could hit $2,000 despite slip, analysts say

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By Peter Guest
CNBC.com
Friday, August 5, 2011

http://www.cnbc.com/id/44030531

Thursday's market turmoil pulled gold lower, as speculators liquidated speculative positions, but analysts told CNBC that the longer-term flight to safety could now speed up and drive the precious metal towards $2,000 an ounce.

Terence Corcoran: Eric Sprott and the gold school look like the only game in town

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By Terence Corcoran
Financial Post / National Post, Toronto
Friday, August 5, 2011

http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/08/05/terence-corcoran-making-mone...

Eric Sprott, newly discovered as a Canadian billionaire, on Friday night is set to deliver the keynote address to a sold-out GATA Gold Rush conference in London. What a celebration that will be.

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