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Gold council''s bullion funds may not have the gold -- and refuse responsibility
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2003-12-08 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches3:27p ET Sunday, December 7, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Important reading today....
Jim Sinclair says the current move in gold is quot;the big
onequot; with quot;mind-blowing bullish potential,quot; quot;a runaway
freight trainquot; with quot;$529quot; written on it. You can find
Sinclair's commentary, titled quot;Notice to the Gold
Community,quot; here:
Barrick''s ex-CEO joins beer company; Bugos, Sinclair fight; OPEC dumping dollars
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2003-12-08 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches5:16p ET Monday, December 8, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA consultant James Turk, proprietor of GoldMoney and
editor of the Freemarket Gold amp; Money Report, has analyzed
the prospectuses of the World Gold Council's new bullion
funds in Britain and the United States and found that they
not only fail to insure that the funds are fully backed by
gold but also refuse to accept responsibility for any
Sinclair sees the big move in gold as Turk notes Fear Index''s breakout
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2003-12-07 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches3:19p ET Saturday, December 6, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold's price must be gaining explosive potential again,
for a former official of the Bank for International
Settlements told a gold conference in Dubai today that
central banks may increase their gold sales.
The Reuters account of the ex-BIS official's remarks is
appended, but the important thing to remember is that
what central banks call gold quot;salesquot; may be only the
Interview with Bill Murphy and Ferdinand Lips on Smartstox Talk Show
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2003-12-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches8:27p ET Thursday, December 4, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Recommended reading tonight at MineWeb....
* Tim Wood quotes GATA consultant James Turk in
quot;Gold Benefits from Foreign Distress Over Weak
Dollar.quot;
* quot;Gold Headed for $1,000?quot; by Peter Gonella.
* And Ken Gooding's report from London, quot;Barrick
Still Uncomfortable With New Hedge Message.quot;
Who''s right about the gold short position? Will GFMS debate?
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2003-12-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches12:05a ET Saturday, December 6, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Stanlie Hunt of the quot;Smartstox Talk Showquot; got an
interview with GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and
European gold fund executive and author Ferdinand
Lips in Vancouver on November 25. Lips, a longtime
GATA supporter, gold banker, and gold-standard
advocate, was being honored for his recent book,
quot;Gold Wars,quot; at a dinner sponsored by John Newell
Commentaries by Doug Casey and Chris Temple
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2003-12-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches12:05a ET Saturday, December 6, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Who's right about the gold short position -- GATA
consultant James Turk, editor of the Freemarket
Gold and Money Report and GoldMoney proprietor,
or Gold Fields Mineral Services?
MineWeb's Tim Wood poses the question in new
commentary tonight, and wishes that the two sides
could discuss their differences if not reach a
When central banks say gold sales, they may mean just forgiving gold loans
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2003-12-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches2a ET Saturday, December 6, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Doug Casey, editor of International Speculator, has a
brief but excellent column at WorldNetDaily making
the case for gold investments. You can find it here:
a href=http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35952http://www.wnd.com/n...
And Chris Temple of National Investor analyzes what's
Alas, poor Barrick. Hedges can''t survive gold''s rise
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2003-12-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches9:45p ET Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
MineWeb's Tim Wood has commentary tonight on
Barrick's reversal of its policy on hedging, and he
doesn't like the company's having made itself look
ridiculous. You can find Wood's commentary on
Barrick here:
a href=http://www.mips1.net/MGGold.nsf/UNID/TWOD-5TURQS?OpenDocumenthttp://www....
Check out these items from MineWeb, Sinclair, Gold-Eagle, and Kitco
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2003-12-04 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesAlas, poor Barrick. Hedges can't survive gold's rise
ByEric Reguly
Globe amp; Mail, Toronto
Thursday, December 4, 2003
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Barrick Gold chairman Peter Munk in 2000 on hedging:
quot;It's not only rock-solid, it's an absolutely primitive
Sinclair predicts repeated explosions in gold within days
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2003-12-02 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesThe Search for Mining's Big Gainers
By Thom Calandra
CBSMarketWatch.com
Monday, December 1, 2003
With spot gold trading above $400 an ounce Monday for
the first time in more half a decade and copper's price
rebounding smartly, investors both professional and
individual are wishing they owned more commodity-linked
companies. ...
For the full story:
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