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Australia considers 40% tax on mining profits
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2010-05-02 11:06 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Rob McGuirk
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Sunday, May 2, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100502/ap_on_bi_ge/as_australia_tax
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia would heavily tax the booming profits of its mining companies under a tax system overhaul proposed Sunday that also would invest in infrastructure to support mining operations and reduce corporate taxes.
Price suppression may end by itself, but not as fast
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2010-05-01 15:38 Section: Daily Dispatches2:49p ET Saturday, May 1, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Alerted by our friend F.R. to yesterday's GATA Dispatch decrying the abuse of financial letter writer Marc Faber by people urging support of GATA (http://www.gata.org/node/8592), Faber has sent GATA a brief statement acknowledging suppression of gold and silver prices:
On KWN, Ted Butler reveals Justice Dept. probe of Morgan silver rigging
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2010-05-01 10:16 Section: Daily Dispatches10:15a ET Saturday, May 1, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
In his weekly interview with Eric King of King World News, silver market analyst Ted Butler announces that the Anti-Trust Division of the U.S. Justice Department has told a Butler newsletter subscriber that it is investigating a complaint of silver market manipulation against JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jay Taylor tells BNN about loss of confidence in fiat currencies
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-04-30 21:10 Section: Daily Dispatches9:10p ET Friday, April 30, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
James Turk: Gold needed now more than ever
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-04-30 20:50 Section: Daily Dispatches8:45p ET Friday, April 30, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gene Arensberg: Large commercials get shorter but not aggressively
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-04-30 20:17 Section: Daily Dispatches8:15p ET Friday, April 30, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
At Got Gold Report, Gene Arensberg reports tonight that the large commercial shorts in gold and silver on the New York Commodities Exchange increased their positions this week but not aggressively so. Arensberg's report is headlined "COT Flash April 30" and you can find it here:
If you're abusive you're not helping GATA
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-04-30 16:04 Section: Daily Dispatches4p ET Friday, April 30, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
In his financial letter for May 1 (http://www.gloomboomdoom.com) Marc Faber writes:
In Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi mentions precious-metals Ponzi schemes
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-04-30 02:12 Section: Daily Dispatches2:08a ET Friday, April 30, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Criminal probe looks into Goldman Sachs trading
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-04-29 21:23 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Susan Pulliam and Evan Perez
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, April 29, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870357250457521465299834887...
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. or its employees committed securities fraud in connection with its mortgage trading, people familiar with the probe say.
Moore Capital fined in platinum manipulation case
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-04-29 21:17 Section: Daily DispatchesJeez, could the gold and silver markets be manipulated too?
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By Whitney McFerron
Bloomberg News
Thursday, April 29, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=atVcqHBUSuOo