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Toronto exchange closed by computer failure
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-12-17 19:34 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John Kipphoff
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=a15Rjc.jU0B8
TORONTO -- The Toronto Stock Exchange suffered a daylong trading disruption after a computer failure prevented quotes from being disseminated, causing the worst halt for a major market since September.
GATA shouts its way into Chapman's technical commentary
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-12-17 19:17 Section: Daily Dispatches7:19p ET Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
David Chapman of Union Securities in Toronto takes note of GATA's noisemaking in his gold market technical commentary posted today, which you can find at GoldSeek here:
http://news.goldseek.com/UnionSecurities/1229533536.php
And at Gold-Eagle here:
John Kemp: Fed unleashes greatest bubble of all
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-12-17 19:01 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John Kemp
Reuters
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2008/12/17/fed-unleashes-greatest-...
Like the sorcerer's apprentice, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his predecessor Alan Greenspan have unleashed a series of ever-larger asset bubbles they cannot control.
Trace Mayer: Oil majors should just buy real gold
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-12-17 18:48 Section: Daily Dispatches6:46p ET Wednesday, December 18, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Somebody tell Ecuador it has a lot of gold, and gold is money too
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-12-17 11:05 Section: Daily DispatchesEcuador May Be Forced to Scrap Dollar After Default
By Lester Pimentel and Matthew Walter
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aP460_vNCd3w&refer=l...
James Turk: Whatever it takes
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-12-17 10:36 Section: Daily Dispatches10:32a ET Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Thom Calandra: Why did that coin dealer give up gold for dollars?
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-12-16 23:36 Section: Daily Dispatches11:31p ET Tuesday, December 17, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
'People used to buy certificates. Now they want physical gold.'
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-12-16 21:34 Section: Daily DispatchesNervy Investors Spur Rush at Swiss Gold Refiners
By Arnd Wiegmann and Lisa Jucca
Reuters
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSLI46181820081217
Comex concentration hints that shorts are all government now
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-12-16 19:17 Section: Daily Dispatches7:14p ET Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Fear of deflation lately has been convulsing world markets, causing liquidation of most assets into dollar cash and government bonds. Unchecked, that sort of thing must lead to the cessation of all industrial and agricultural production, and everybody freezes and starves.
Monetizing debt is next, Fed says
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-12-16 16:58 Section: Daily DispatchesFed Cuts Rate to As Low As Zero, Will Use All Tools
By Scott Lanman and Craig Torres
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZS8x0eXMOiA&refer=home