Daily Dispatches

Gene Arensberg is surprised large commercials didn't get shorter

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-05-07 23:13 Section: Daily Dispatches

11p ET Friday, May 7, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

In his "Got Gold Report COT Flash" tonight, Gene Arensberg expresses surprise that the large commercial traders did not get much shorter in gold and silver as the metals soared this week. Arensberg is watching for a breakout in silver. You can find the "Got Gold Report" flash here:

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Former comptroller general speaks at CMRE on May 20

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-05-07 15:21 Section: Daily Dispatches

3:18p ET Friday, May 7, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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In Treasury report, shocking evidence of silver price suppression

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2010-05-07 13:42 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Adrian Douglas
Friday, May 7, 2010

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has just released the Quarter 4 2009 bank derivatives report, which can be found here:

http://www.occ.treas.gov/ftp/release/2010-33a.pdf

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James Turk looks at housing prices through a golden lens

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-05-06 22:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:22p ET Thursday, May 6, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk tonight examines housing prices through a gold lens to reclaim for gold its historic status as the best measure of prices generally. Turk's commentary is headlined "An Interesting Perspective on House Prices" and you can find it at the GoldMoney Internet site here:

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Manipulation of precious-metals market under fire

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-05-06 22:14 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:12p ET Thursday, May 6, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Alex Newman has written for the New American magazine a report about the growing number of complaints against the U.S. government involving market manipulation. It cites GATA extensively. It's headlined "Manipulation of Precious-Metals Market Under Fire" and you can find it here:

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Physical market has smashed gold paper, Sinclair tells King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-05-06 21:46 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:40p ET Thursday, May 6, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Eric King of King World News today got a most incisive 12-minute interview out of Jim Sinclair, chairman of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration, proprietor of JSMineSet.com, and America's "Mister Gold," in which Sinclair remarked, among other things:

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IMF can't explain gold sales now without revealing squeeze

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2010-05-06 11:06 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Adrian Douglas
Thursday, May 6, 2010

The bailout package for Greece is $146 billion offered jointly by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU). If the IMF is taking half the responsibility for this loan package, it is on the hook for $73 billion.