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Treasuries lose appeal for Asian, European investors
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-09-24 20:51 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Daniel Kruger and Kyoungwha Kim
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, September 24, 200
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.48CsrdmQvo
Investors outside the United States, who own more than half of all Treasuries outstanding, say the government's $700 billion plan to revive the banking system will diminish the appeal of the nation's bonds.
Goldman shares got suspicious boost just before Buffett bid
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-09-24 20:15 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Kristina Cooke
Reuters
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE48N7NB20080924
NEW YORK -- An unusual surge in Goldman Sachs' share price in the last 10 minutes of trading on Tuesday raised eyebrows on Wall Street, as it came two hours before news of Warren Buffett's big investment in the bank.
Gold bugs see vindication in Wall Street mess
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-09-24 16:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Frank Tang
Reuters
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE48N7X220080924
NEW YORK -- Die-hard gold believers, derided by mainstream investors because of their steadfast bullishness no matter what market conditions were like, feel vindicated by the current turmoil on Wall Street.
Time for a gold ruble?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-09-24 11:06 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John Laughland
Russian News and Information Agency
(RIA Novosti)
Moscow
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Does U.S. face a run on its currency?
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-09-23 23:55 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ambrose_evans-pritchard/blog/2008/09/23/fin...
This just arrived in my e-mail from Alex Patelis, global strategist at Merrill Lynch.
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AS THE US PRINTING PRESS STARTS
Taking Stock
Ted Butler: Time out or about time?
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-09-23 14:49 Section: Daily Dispatches2:50p ET Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Silver market analyst Ted Butler's new essay comments on short selling, Swiss fears of the failure of gold derivatives, and signs of possible short-covering by the biggest shorts in silver. Butler's essay is headlined "Time Out or About Time?" and you can find it at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here:
Bailout will discredit all currencies, help gold, Tocqueville's Hathaway says
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-09-23 14:37 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Bloomberg News
via Asbury Park Press, New Jersey
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080923/BUSINESS/80923018
Gold will be the main beneficiary as concern about the U.S. government's Wall Street bailout triggers a plunge in the U.S. dollar, said Tocqueville Asset Management LP's John Hathaway.
'Hitler gets a margin call,' but what a difference a week makes
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-09-22 21:28 Section: Daily Dispatches9:15p ET Monday, September 22, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Wall Street Journal thinks central banks might start liking gold again
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-09-22 20:48 Section: Daily DispatchesGold May Regain Luster for World's Central Banks
Turmoil, Weak Dollar
Raise Metal's Profile;
Chinese 'Nibbling'?
By Andrea Hotter and Matt Whittaker
The Wall Street Journal
Monday, September 22, 2008
Central banks may be starting to turn to one of the few assets in which they can invest: gold.
Vietnam discovers that there's gold and 'gold'
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-09-22 09:05 Section: Daily DispatchesWhen Gold Trading Floors Lack Gold
From VietNamNet Bridge
Monday, September 22, 2008