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Should Oman drop the rial's peg to the dollar?

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By Saleh Al Shaibany
The Times of Oman, Muscat
Sunday, October 27, 2013

http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-24535.aspx

The rial's peg to the dollar was a sensible decision taken four decades ago as the United States was driving the global economy, but its floundering finances and internal political bickering are forcing the once-mighty nation to lose its grip on the treasury.

Sunday NYTimes front-pages an appeal for lots more inflation

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In Fed and Out, Many Now Think Inflation Helps

By Binyamin Applebaum
The New York Times
Sunday, October 27, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/business/economy/in-fed-and-out-many-n...

Mike Kosares: Screen-traded fiat gold could get violent wake-up call

Section: Daily Dispatches

11a ICT Sunday, October 27, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Mike Kosares, proprietor of Centennial Precious Metals in Denver, has provided more evidence for his commentary a week ago --

http://www.gata.org/node/13149

In FT, John Dizard notes potential strain on paper gold

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Strange GOFO Cry Heralds Trouble for Gold

By John Dizard
Financial Times, London
Friday, October 25, 2013

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/445c613a-2ce4-11e3-8281-00144feab7de.html

Alasdair Macleod: The adverse effects of monetary stimulation

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11:04a ICT Saturday, October 26, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold producers accused over 'misleading' data

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By Neil Hume
Financial Times, London
Friday, October 25, 2013

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6606e0d6-3d96-11e3-b754-00144feab7de.html

A furious row has broken about between a high-profile gold investor and the industry body charged with promoting the precious metal on behalf of the world's biggest gold producers.

Chris Martenson: The Fed can only fail

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:36a ICT Saturday, October 26, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Sen. Paul would tie Yellen appointment to Fed audit legislation

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10:22a ICT Saturday, October 26, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

While it's probably just a bit of posturing that will pass, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is talking about delaying the appointment of Janet Yellen as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve until he can get a vote on his legislation, inherited from his father, former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, to require full auditing of the Fed:

Gene Arensberg: Big banks went longer gold amid September decline

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:19a ICT Saturday, October 26, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gene Arensberg's Got Gold Report reviews the latest data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and finds that the largest U.S. banks went even more unusually long gold as the price declined in September. The data was delayed by the U.S. government shutdown. Arensberg's analysis is posted at the GGR here:

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