Daily Dispatches

Gold may reach $2,000 by 2010, U.S. Gold''s McEwen says

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-03-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

LSE to Launch Silver Tracker Fund

By Kevin Morrison
Financial Times, London
Monday, March 6, 2006

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A silver price tracker fund, also known as an exchange-traded fund,
is expected to be launched on the London Stock Exchange within the

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Tom Szabo: Silver ETF ironies

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2006-03-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

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Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Resource Investor has posted a long analysis of the
prospects for and likely impact of an exchange-traded
fund in silver, written by Tom Szabo of an Internet
site GATA has not yet followed, SilverAxis.com. It's
titled quot;Silver ETF Ironiesquot; and predicts that the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission will decide that

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China says it won''t cut dollar holdings -- but will it stop adding to them?

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2006-03-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Saturday, March 4, 2006

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BEIJING -- China will not reduce its holdings of dollar-denominated
assets in its foreign exchange reserves, central bank chief Zhou
Xiaochuan said on Sunday.

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Bloomberg''s weekly gold market survey quotes GATA consultant Turk

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2006-03-05 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold May Rise on China Purchases,
Investor Demand, Survey Shows

By Claudia Carpenter
Bloomberg News Service
Monday, March 6, 2006

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Gold may rise for a third straight week and approach a 25-year high
on speculation investors in China will increase purchases, a

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Happy birthday, John Embry, and thanks for everything

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2006-03-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:10a ET Saturday, March 4, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Friday night's party in Toronto for Sprott Asset Management's
chief investment strategist, John Embry, was supposed to
honor him upon his 65th birthday for his long career in the
investment business. But he used it to salute the Gold
Anti-Trust Action Committee and those of its principals who
were on hand and to remark that his work with GATA has

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Market is prospecting for more gold mergers

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2006-03-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rachelle Younglai
Reuters
Saturday, March 4, 2006

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TORONTO -- Glamis Gold Ltd.'s recent bid for Western Silver is just
one more sign that the Canadian gold industry is consolidating and

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Resource Investor quotes Hommel and Morgan on spike in silver price

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2006-03-03 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:35a ET Friday, March 3, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Resource Investor has some quick analysis of Thursday's
spike upward in the price of silver. It quotes two of GATA's
good friends, silver market analysts Jason Hommel and
David Morgan. You can find it here:

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Chinese economist urges purchase of physical gold for safety

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2006-03-03 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

China Keen to Set Up First Gold Investment Fund

From Reuters
Friday, March 3, 2006

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SHENZHEN, China -- China is keen to set up its first gold fund to
meet increasing demand from Chinese investors, but industry sources
and analysts say that may take several years as the industry is