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Retiring CFTC judge says colleague biased against complainants
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-10-21 10:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy David S. Hilzenrath
Washington Post
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR201010...
As George H. Painter was preparing to retire recently as one of two administrative law judges presiding over investor complaints at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, he issued an extraordinary request:
New York Fed faces 'inherent conflict' in mortgage buybacks
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-10-21 02:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Caroline Salas and Jody Shenn
Bloomberg News
Thursday, October 21, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-21/new-york-fed-faces-inherent-con...
Where's the FT story about 'speculators' buying government bonds?
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-10-21 01:37 Section: Daily DispatchesSpeculators Polish Up the Price of Silver
By Jack Farchy
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25b81f4e-dc65-11df-a0b9-00144feabdc0.html
"Almost anything is better than paper money. ... Any fool can run a printing press."
Rare earth prices soar even as China pledges supply
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-10-21 00:56 Section: Daily DispatchesMark Drajem and Gopal Ratnam
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-20/china-pledges-to-maintain-rare-...
WASHINGTON -- Rare-earth prices have jumped as Chinese export quotas crimped worldwide supplies for the elements used in the manufacture of disk drives, wind turbines and smart bombs.
Chinese silver exports expected to plunge, diverted by investment demand
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-10-20 23:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Feiwen Rong
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-19/silver-shipments-from-china-big...
Silver exports from China, the world's largest, may drop about 40 percent this year as domestic demand from industry and investors climbs, according to Beijing Antaike Information Development Co.
Mortgage documentation fraud heralds another bank bailout, Rickards tells King World News
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-10-20 09:32 Section: Daily Dispatches9:30a ET Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Financial system's mountain of crap hasn't disappeared, Sinclair tells King World News
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-10-19 23:01 Section: Daily Dispatches11p ET Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Lacking trading data, CFTC may delay commodity position limits
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-10-19 17:36 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Roberta Rampton and Christopher Doering
Reuters
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1933466320101019
WASHINGTON -- Clearinghouses, their members, and swap dealers will have to report large swaps positions in 46 commodities to the U.S. futures regulator daily starting in six to 10 months in a plan unveiled on Tuesday.
J.S. Kim: Banks are rigging all commodity markets along with gold
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-10-19 17:21 Section: Daily Dispatches5:19p ET Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Eric Sprott interviewed on gold and QE2
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-10-18 21:46 Section: Daily Dispatches9:43p ET Monday, October 18, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Financial journalist Ron Hera has gotten an interview with Sprott Asset Management Chairman and CEO Eric Sprott that covers gold market manipulation as well as the declining usefulness of government "stimulus" programs. The interview is headlined "Eric Sprott on Gold and QE2" and you can find it at GoldSeek here:
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