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Ritual dating from 1919 sets price of gold
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-11-19 00:22 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Atul Prakasht
Reuters
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL0728994920071119
LONDON -- When gold reached dizzying heights above $800 a troy ounce in recent weeks, it cast a spotlight on a ritual that has taken place in London for the past 88 years.
OPEC interested in replacement for dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2007-11-18 16:25 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Sebastian Abbot
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071118/ap_on_bi_ge/opec;_ylt=AkSpMY2Y3kgPnt...
British govt. bailout for Northern Rock may continue forever
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2007-11-18 14:11 Section: Daily DispatchesChancellor to Extend Rock Lifeline
By Iain Dey
The Telegraph, London
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;jsessionid=KTLA50204R5B5QFIQ...
Paulson's dollar policy tweak may only slow slide
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2007-11-18 13:49 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Glenn Somerville
Reuters
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN1739991420071118
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- U.S. officials have thrown a rhetorical lifeline to the downtrodden dollar by expressing faith in the economy's long-term "fundamental" prospects.
G20 meeting leaves falling dollar alone
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2007-11-18 13:34 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Gordon Bell and Natsuko Waki
Reuters
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreaki...
Gulf states will discuss revaluing their dollar-pegged currencies
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2007-11-18 13:28 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Zainab Fattah and Matthew Brown
Bloomberg News Service
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZIwiAaR.w_Y&refer=home
OPEC finance ministers to keep discussing dollar's fall
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2007-11-18 13:19 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Souhail Karam
Reuters
Sunday, November 18, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL1828894320071118
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- OPEC agreed its finance ministers would discuss the impact of the sliding dollar after Iran and Venezuela failed to win support for a plan to track the price of oil against a currency basket, Iraq's finance minister said.
Oil-producing Nigeria, Angola consider diversifying from dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2007-11-17 14:00 Section: Daily DispatchesSaudi Arabia Not Alone
Defending Dollar in OPEC
By Anchalee Worrachate and Zainab Fattah
Bloomberg News Service
Saturday, November 17, 2007
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afxLcinHBliI&refer=home
Mistakenly disclosed affidavit outlines case against Liberty Dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2007-11-17 13:30 Section: Daily Dispatches1:26p ET Saturday, November 17, 2007
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The federal raid on the Liberty Dollar organization was the product of an elaborate undercover operation and was based on a claim that Liberty Dollar's products were "intended for use as current money" in violation of Title 18, Section 486, of the United States Code.
Indian tourist sites refusing entry to dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-11-16 20:10 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jo Johnson
Financial Times, London
Friday, November 16, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a707c320-9473-11dc-9aaf-0000779fd2ac.html