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Fed believed to be considering unconventional tools for bailouts
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-09-12 17:11 Section: Daily DispatchesFed Mulls Options in Tackling Liquidity Problem
By Krishna Guha
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07b9cb8e-615f-11dc-bf25-0000779fd2ac.html
Oil rises sharply, briefly tops $80 per barrel
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-09-12 17:04 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John Wilen
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices;_ylt=AqcHPFGl...
Dollar falls to record low against euro
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-09-12 16:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jackie Farwell
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_bi_ge/dollar;_ylt=AgvImdUc2PlG...
Casey Research: Fed already has cut main rate by third of a percent
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2007-09-12 01:02 Section: Daily Dispatches1a ET Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Casey Research economist Bud Conrad reports that for a month already through its daily bond market operations the Federal Reserve has effectively reduced the Fed Funds interest rate by about a third of a percentage point below the Fed's nominal "target" rate of 5.25 percent.
Ted Butler: Stir it up
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-09-11 22:15 Section: Daily Dispatches10:15p ET Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Countrywide Financial seeking another bailout, NYPost says
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-09-11 19:33 Section: Daily DispatchesCountryslide
By Zachery Kouwe
New York Post
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09112007/business/countryslide.htm
Countrywide Financial Corp. is putting together another multi-billion dollar bailout plan as the nation's largest home lender continues to struggle amid the global credit crunch and declines in the housing market, the Post has learned.
Arrggh! Pirate Capital's Jolly Roger hedge funds sink 80%
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-09-11 18:47 Section: Daily DispatchesPirate Capital Bars Withdrawals from 2 Hedge Funds
By Katherine Burton
Bloomberg News Service
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKe6zEkVFGOg
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Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-09-11 18:15 Section: Daily Dispatches6:15p ET Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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Newcrest says its hedge closing supported gold price
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2007-09-11 08:58 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Reuters
via Yahoo News
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070911/3/37pa2.html
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd. said on Tuesday its gold buying spree that scooped more than 2 million ounces of gold in the last few weeks had helped fuel a sharp rise in world bullion prices.
Antal Fekete: Peak gold -- a primer on true hedging, Part II
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2007-09-10 22:30 Section: Daily Dispatches10:25p ET Monday, September 10, 2007
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: