Daily Dispatches

U.S. Mint ties gold, platinum coin prices to London fix

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2009-01-16 18:12 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Frank Tang
Reuters
via Forbes.com
Friday, February 16, 2009

http://www.forbes.com/reuters/feeds/reuters/2009/01/16/2009-01-16T174447...

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Mint said its gold and platinum numismatic coins will now be directly set according to average prices, a move to make its products more
responsive to market changes.

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Will U.S. be forced to nationalize banks?

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2009-01-16 17:54 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Dan Wilchins
Reuters
Friday, January 16, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE50F1KI20090116

NEW YORK -- The U.S. government's latest bank rescue, this time a multi-billion dollar lifeline handed to Bank of America, has led to more talk of what once would have been unthinkable -- European-style nationalization of major American banks.

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Lawrence Williams: Clutching at gold straws

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2009-01-15 17:10 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:12p ET Thursday, January 15, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In commentary posted today MineWeb's Lawrence Williams takes note of the increasing speculation about an upward revaluation of gold by central banks. Williams' commentary is headlined "Gold Revaluation -- Clutching at Golden Straws," and you can find it at MineWeb here:

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Harold Meyerson: Obama and the money-changers

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2009-01-14 22:42 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Harold Meyerson
The Washington Post
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR200901...

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Another analyst predicts a big official revaluation of gold

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2009-01-14 21:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:24p ET Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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A letter to congressmen about silver price suppression

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2009-01-14 11:04 Section: Daily Dispatches

11a ET Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend Chris Kniel in California has sent to his U.S. senators and representative a letter like the one below in regard to the silver price suppression scheme on U.S. commodities exchanges. U.S. citizens might want to send a similar letter to their own congressmen.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer