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Plenty of silver, Jeffrey? Tell it to the mints

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Silver Rises to 30-Year High as Mints Start to Ration Coins

By Jack Farchy
Financial Times, London
Thursday, February 17, 2011

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f316ac4-3acc-11e0-9c1a-00144feabdc0.html

Silver jumped to a 30-year high amid record levels of investor buying that has drained mints of silver coins.

Shortage fuels silver, 'black swan' may make gold fly, Rule says

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:45a MT Friday, February 18, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Financial Times notices that gold is winning, and partly why

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Gold Will Keep Its Shine This Year

By Jack Farchy
Financial Times, London
Friday, February 18, 2011

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13892626-3b36-11e0-9970-00144feabdc0.html#axzz...

Gene Arensberg: Crow tastes good sometimes

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12:26a MT Friday, February 18, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Gene Arensberg of the Got Gold Report is glad to acknowledge that his nervousness Thursday about a possible bashing for gold and silver proved unjustified. Fessing up, he remarks that "crow tastes good sometimes" and you can find it here:

This short squeeze in silver could be 'the big one,' Turk tells King World News

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:50p MT Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Interviewed today by King World News, GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk says all the indicators for silver are bullish and that the short squeeze now under way could be "the big one." Excerpts from the interview can be found at the King World News blog here:

Alix Steel: A Chinese gold standard?

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10:27a MT Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

TheStreet.com's Alix Steel today offers a long speculation on the possibility that China plans to turn the yuan into the world reserve currency by backing it with gold. It's headlined "A Chinese Gold Standard?" and you can find it at TheStreet.com here:

Arensberg gets nervous, King disputes gold crash claim

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9:47a MT Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Over at the Got Gold Report, Gene Arensberg's technical analysis is making him nervous about the precious metals markets and the general stock market as well. His commentary is headlined "That Nagging Feeling Surfaces Again" and you can find it here:

China learns fast from U.S. inflation-obscuring mechanisms

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China's Inflation Overhaul Clouded by Data Doubts

By Simon Rabinovitch and Aileen Wang
Reuters
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/us-china-economy-inflation-idU...

No shortage of silver, just silver bars, CPM Group insists

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:19a MT Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Kitco News reports that metals consultancy CPM Group, whose managing director, Jeffrey M. Christian, has been talking down the gold and silver markets for the last $1,000 and $25 of their moves up, respectively, has issued a "research note" minimizing reports of shortages in silver.

Any hedging by silver miners won't diminish short squeeze, Turk says

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8:22a MT Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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