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Wall Street Journal congratulates World Gold Council on its gold ETF

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2010-11-27 11:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

A brief and grudging acknowledgment of GLD's doubters shows up at the bottom.

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Behind Gold's New Glister: Miners' Big Bet on a Fund

By Liam Pleven and Carolyn Cui
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, November 27, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870362820457561860253551450...

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Weekly precious metals review at King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2010-11-27 11:16 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:13a ET Saturday, November 27, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

The weekly precious metals market review at King World News features Bill Haynes of CMI Gold and Silver, Dan Norcini of JSMineSet.com, and Gene Arensberg of the Got Gold Report. It's 20 minutes long and you can listen to it here:

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Hugo Salinas Price: Silver money for Mexico

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2010-11-27 10:34 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:30a ET Saturday, November 27, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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Russia may join euro eventually, put it ahead of dollar, Putin says

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-11-26 18:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Louise Armisted
The Telegraph, London
Friday, November 26, 2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/currency/8163347/Putin-Russia-will-jo...

Vladimir Putin said it is "quite possible" that Russia will one day join the eurozone and create a currency that would eclipse the US dollar as the global reserve standard.

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Gold will explode and financial system will be rearranged, McEwen tells KWN

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-11-26 10:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:15a ET Friday, November 26, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen tells Eric King of King World News that hyperinflation of the U.S. dollar is a growing threat and will cause an explosion in gold and silver and then a rearrangement of the world financial system. Excerpts from the interview are posted at the King World News blog here:

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NY Times' Floyd Norris: Pondering the causes of gold fever

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-11-25 20:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Floyd Norris
The New York Times
Thursday, November 25, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/business/26norris.html

It is part religion, part politics. It is a way to voice a lack of confidence in the central banks of the world and a yearning for the world as it used to be.