Daily Dispatches

James Turk explains ''The Coming Collapse of the Dollar''

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2005-01-11 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Simon Johnson
Reuters
Wednesday, January 12, 2005

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?
type=topNews&storyID=652427

STOCKHOLM -- Gold is no longer the metal of choice for the adornment
of the ruling class because "chavs" are reducing its elitist appeal.

Rappers, hip-hop artists, and youngsters copying their pop icons are

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Frank Holmes of US Global Investors: Each portfolio should have a heart of gold

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2005-01-11 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:27p ET Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

James Turk -- founder of GoldMoney, editor of the
Freemarket Gold and Money Report, and consultant
to GATA -- is just out with his book "The Coming
Collapse of the Dollar," written with his friend
John Rubino and published by Doubleday.

The book has its own Internet site --

http://www.DollarCollapse.com

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Gold funds may shine in 2005

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2005-01-10 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Natsuko Waki and Thomas Atkins
Reuters
Sunday, January 9, 2005

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7274065

BASEL, Switzerland -- Central bankers, joined by commercial
counterparts and financial regulators from around the globe, on
Sunday discussed ways to ensure smooth economic growth

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Russians will do better in rubles than dollars, finance minister promises

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2005-01-10 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Keith Damsell
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Monday, January 10, 2005

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050110.wxrfundwa
tch10/BNStory/Business/

What the heck happened to your precious metals
mutual fund?

The volatile asset class had a miserable 2004,
down 17 percent on average, making it the

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Kinross President/CEO Buchan to retire in April, become non-executive chairman

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2005-01-10 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Reuters in The Moscow Times
Tuesday, January 11, 2005

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/11/052.html

The ruble should gain ground against major currencies in
2005 and the best place for Russians to keep their
savings will be in ruble bank deposits, Finance Minister
Alexei Kudrin said last week.

Kudrin forecast further weakness in the dollar as the

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Gold climbs after last week''s big loss

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2005-01-10 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

Company Press Release via Business Wire
Monday, January 10, 2005

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050110/106008_1.html

TORONTO -- Kinross Gold Corp. announces today that
Robert M. Buchan has decided to step down as
president and chief executive officer of the company
following the annual general meeting on April 27 this
year and assume the role of non-executive chairman.

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''Moscow on the Hudson'' at Financial Sense, Turk''s new analysis at GoldMoney

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2005-01-09 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

Journal Inquirer
Manchester, Connecticut
Saturday, January 8, 2005

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?
newsid=13709916&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161559&rfi=6

Whether the United States is doing enough financially to
help the victims of the Asian earthquake and tidal wave
is the subject of much debate around the world and at

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Central bankers gather at BIS to wring hands and decide everything in secret

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2005-01-09 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:15a ET Sunday, January 9, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Some recommended reading this morning....

FinancialSense.com has posted "Moscow on the
Hudson" by Rob Kirby, which credits GATA and
our director, Ed Steer, for helping to expose
the central bank scheme to suppress the gold
price and which argues that Russia is no
longer ignorant of or cooperating with the
scheme. You can find Kirby's essay here: