Daily Dispatches

Driving to the gold rush in Mexico

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-02-20 10:47 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Elisabeth Malkin
The New York Times
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/business/worldbusiness/20gold.html?_r=...

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Ted Butler: Deep into the danger zone

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-02-19 20:53 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:48p ET Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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U.S. banks borrow $50 billion from Fed against 'dodgy' collateral

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-02-18 21:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Gillian Tett
Financial Times, London
Monday, February 18, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66db756a-de5d-11dc-9de3-0000779fd2ac.html?ncli...

US banks have been quietly borrowing massive amounts of money from the Federal Reserve in recent weeks by using a new measure the Fed introduced two months ago to help ease the credit crunch.

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Al Korelin interviews GATA's Murphy and Powell

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-02-18 20:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:55p ET Monday, February 18, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Murphy's 'Midas' discloses international participation in GATA conference

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-02-18 20:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:25p ET Monday, February 18, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy's nightly "Midas" commentary at LeMetropoleCafe.com has been posted in the clear at GoldSeek and announces good international participation in GATA's forthcoming conference in Washington from April 17-19. You can find the "Midas" commentary here:

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Iran opens oil products exchange, plans one for oil itself

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2008-02-17 13:27 Section: Daily Dispatches

By the Associated Press
via International Herald-Tribune, Paris
Sunday, February 17, 2008

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/17/business/ME-FIN-Iran-Oil.php

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran established its first oil products bourse Sunday in a free-trade zone on the Persian Gulf Island of Kish, the country's oil ministry said.