Daily Dispatches

Why the IMF's supposed gold sales don't mean much

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-02-17 20:24 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:40p ET Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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The 'ultimate bubble' meets the ultimate speculator

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-02-17 15:20 Section: Daily Dispatches

Soros Increased Bet on Gold Last Year

By Devon Maylie
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870344480457507119155328670...

LONDON -- Investor George Soros doubled his bet on gold at the end of 2009 amid rising prices, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed.

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Ron Paul: Are U.S. taxpayers bailing out Greece? Audit Fed to find out

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-02-17 08:46 Section: Daily Dispatches

By U.S. Rep. Ron Paul
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-02-16/ron-paul-are-us-taxpayers-bailing-out-...

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Goldman Sachs may have helped fool Greek bond buyers

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2010-02-17 08:32 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Elisa Martinuzzi
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=asBNXSLtlN9E&pos=1

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. managed $15 billion of bond sales for Greece after arranging a currency swap that allowed the government to hide the extent of its deficit.

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Ted Butler explains why he's hopeful about the CFTC

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-02-16 20:14 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:12p ET Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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China's continued sale of U.S. debt seen as a trend

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2010-02-16 13:09 Section: Daily Dispatches

Foreign Demand for U.S. Assets Slows in December

By Jeff Bater, Darrell A. Hughes, and Tom Barkley
Dow Jones Newswires
via The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100216-710633.html

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Goldman's O'Neill says 'something's brewing' with China's currency

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2010-02-15 23:03 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Simon Kennedy
Bloomberg News
Monday, February 15, 2010

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=awBSw.3x_gAo&pos=11

PARIS -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Economist Jim O’Neill said China may be poised to let its currency strengthen as much as 5 percent to slow the world's fastest growing major economy.