Daily Dispatches

Thom Calandra: Trawling for gold juniors in the race to $1 billion

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-06-30 22:32 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:33p ET Thursday, July 30, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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Central bank gold sales now seen as evidence of weakness, trader tells WSJ

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-06-30 22:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

Greece Boosts Its Gold Holdings

By Rhiannon Hoyle
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, June 30, 2011

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230445060457641803049365045...

Greece's central bank increased its gold reserves marginally in May, choosing not to sell some of its vast holdings as efforts continued to trim the public debt.

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St. Louis Fed study says QE devalued dollar by 6.5 to 11 percent

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-06-30 22:14 Section: Daily Dispatches

Can we claim that as depreciation on our income tax returns?

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St Louis Fed's Neely: QE Boosted Exports, Economy via Dollar Depreciation

By Steven K. Beckner
Market News International, New York
Thursday, June 30, 2011

http://imarketnews.com/?q=node/33043

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Gene Arensberg: Record net short position in SLV is proper but may be rally fuel

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-06-30 11:52 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:51a ET Thursday, July 30, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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Treasury covered up China's excessive buying of U.S. debt

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2011-06-30 10:50 Section: Daily Dispatches

Maybe someday Reuters will ask Treasury some gold questions too.

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U.S. Caught China Buying More Debt than Disclosed

By Emily Flitter
Reuters
Thursday, October 30, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-usa-china-treasuries-idUSTR...

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Christopher Barker: Lifting gold's veil of secrecy

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-06-29 22:13 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:10p ET Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Writing at the Motley Fool, our friend Christopher Barker notes what may be the greatest proof of surreptitious intervention in the gold market: the secrecy surrounding central bank gold holdings and obscure transactions. Barker's essay is headlined "Lifting Gold's Veil of Secrecy" and you can find it at the Motley Fool here:

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Chris Martenson: The screaming fundamentals for owning gold and silver

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2011-06-29 21:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:39p ET Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Financial writer Chris Martenson tonight attempts the comprehensive case for investing in gold and silver. But he raises and leaves unanswered a crucial question. Martenson writes: