Daily Dispatches

1:15p ET Sunday, May 6, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend James Cocallas in Anchorage, Alaska, is the latest to express his willingess to organize a local group of GATA sympathizers. Alaska is a big neighborhood, but then it seems to be full of people who can handle the geography. So if you're interested, you can reach Cocallas at jimak1@gci.net.

1:50a ET Saturday, May 5, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Resource Investor's Jon A. Nones reports that dehedging by gold producers has not slowed down as some analysts expected. So Mitsui Global Precious Metals has increased its estimate of likely dehedging for 2007. You can find Nones' report at Resource Investor here:

http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=31506

By Michael Mackenzie
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 3, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/aa0df34c-f9a4-11db-9b6b-000b5df10621.html

NEW YORK -- Investors in US stocks have viewed the recent decline in the dollar as a green light to buy into large companies with international exposure.

By Paul J. Davies
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 3, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/bd5ce25a-f9a4-11db-9b6b-000b5df10621.html

The market for derivatives of the risky corporate loans that are generally used to fund private equity buy-out deals is beginning to enjoy improving trading volumes and many are predicting that the next 12 months will see explosive growth.