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Should Oman drop the rial's peg to the dollar?
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-10-27 22:07 Section: Daily DispatchesBy 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.
Voice of Russia: The beginning of the end for the 'petrodollar'?
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-10-27 21:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Valentin Mandrasescu
Voice of Russia (Government Radio), Moscow
Sunday, October 27, 2013
http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_10_27/The-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-pet...
Sunday NYTimes front-pages an appeal for lots more inflation
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-10-27 00:31 Section: Daily DispatchesIn 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
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-10-27 00:09 Section: Daily Dispatches11a 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 --
In FT, John Dizard notes potential strain on paper gold
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-10-27 00:01 Section: Daily DispatchesStrange 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
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2013-10-26 00:07 Section: Daily Dispatches11:04a ICT Saturday, October 26, 2013
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold producers accused over 'misleading' data
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2013-10-25 23:59 Section: Daily DispatchesBy 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
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2013-10-25 23:39 Section: Daily Dispatches10:36a ICT Saturday, October 26, 2013
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Sen. Paul would tie Yellen appointment to Fed audit legislation
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2013-10-25 23:29 Section: Daily Dispatches10:22a 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
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2013-10-25 23:19 Section: Daily Dispatches10:19a 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: