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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

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:22a MT Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

China's demand for gold, silver is 'explosive,' bank executive says

Section: Daily Dispatches

China Gold Demand Growing at 'Explosive' Pace: ICBC

By Fayen Wong
Reuters
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/us-icbc-gold-idUSTRE71F1MO2011...

James Turk interviews Hugo Salinas Price on silver and sound money

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:55p CT Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder James Turk interviews Hugo Salinas Price, president of the Mexican Civic Association for Silver, about silver's potential to return as money and about sound money generally in a 22-minute video you can find at the GoldMoney Internet site here:

http://www.goldmoney.com/video/salinas-price-turk

Asian buyers aim to drain SLV's metal, King World News says

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:31p ET Tuesday, February 15, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

King World News today reports Asian interest in liquidating shares of the silver exchange-traded fund SLV to obtain dwindling supplies of real metal. You can read the report here:

Gold Standard Institute newsletter posted; and Fairtrade replies

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:31p CT Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A new edition of the Gold Standard Institute's newsletter, the Journal, has been posted and it includes essays headlined "Should We Welcome or Mistrust a Surrender by Monetary Authorities?" and "Myth Buster: The Gold Standard Is Only for the Rich." You can find it at the Gold Standard Institute's Internet site here:

James Turk: Silver approaching Stage 2 of its bull market, $50 this year

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:31p ET Tuesday, February 15, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Largest bond fund, Pimco, cuts US government holdings

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Dan McCrum
Financial Times, London
Monday, February 14, 2011

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c90b72d6-3877-11e0-959c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz...

NEW YORK -- The world's largest bond fund sharply cut its exposure to US government-related debt in January, before US bond yields rose this month to their highest level in almost a year.

An open letter to the Fairtrade Foundation about gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:40p ET Monday, February 14, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

If you have any connection to the Fairtrade Foundation in Britain (http://www.fairtrade.org.uk) you might help the cause a little by pressing the point made in your secretary/treasurer's letter to its executive director, which is appended.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.

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If only gold Fairtraders put a few questions to central banks

Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold: You Can Now Buy Fairtrade Bullion and Jewellery

By Kara Gammell
The Telegraph, London
Monday, February 14, 2011

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/gold/832326...

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