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How much is U.S. giving to Asian disaster relief? Nothing, really
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2005-01-08 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Wendy Stueck
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Saturday, January 8, 2005
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/2005010
8/RWATCHSILVER08/TPBusiness/Canadian
VANCOUVER -- It might be known as poor man's gold,
but silver outpaced its more expensive cousin last year
and analysts and producers say it has bright prospects
GATA chairman challenges Dennis Gartman to debate gold price manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2005-01-06 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches10:31p ET Wednesday, January 5, 2004
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In his latest monologue -- "essay" may not be
the right word -- Richard Daughty, also known
as the Mogambo Guru and "the angriest guy in
economics," acknowledges GATA, "the guy who
writes the LeMetropoleCafe.com site" (GATA's
chairman, the unmentionable Bill Murphy), and
Silver-Investor.com's David Morgan in a
Nevsun and Sunridge leap as Eritrea requests meeting
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2005-01-05 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Reuters
Tuesday, January 4, 2004
http://www.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?
duid=mtfh43595_2005-01-04_20-04-49_n04434932_newsml
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Talks between Noranda Inc.
and China Minmetals are continuing, a Minmetals spokesman
said on Tuesday, seven weeks after the large Canadian miner
The angriest guy in economics complains about low metals prices
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2005-01-05 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Reuters
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?
duid=mtfh65755_2005-01-05_23-15-43_n05542915_newsml
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- After four months
of silence, Eritrea has asked to meet with Nevsun
and Sub-Sahara Resources NL, two gold exploration
companies it unexpectedly ordered to halt operations
Ted Butler: The rarest metal now may be silver
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2005-01-04 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jonathan Fuerbringer
The New York Times
Monday, January 3, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/business/03currency.html
If the pessimistic pundits are right, the battered dollar
could set records this year.
With a decline of more than 6.2 percent, the dollar
would be the weakest it has been against the euro
Treasury Department says it has no authority to confiscate gold
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2005-01-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches7:43p ET Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
You'll want to read silver market analyst Ted Butler's
new commentary, "Friedman's Theory," which analyzes
U.S. Geological Survey data to conclude that, in terms
of quantity remaining to be mined, silver may have
become the rarest metal. You can find it at the top
left of the Investment Rarities home page here:
Noranda continues acquisition talks with China''s Minmetals
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2005-01-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches8:12p ET Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In a letter released today in response to an inquiry
from GATA, the U.S. Treasury Department declared that
it has no statutory authority to confiscate gold.
GATA made the inquiry last fall through the office of
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, Democrat of Connecticut,
co-sponsor with U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, Republican of
Texas, of legislation to require the Treasury
Peter Brimelow: 2004 ends quietly, except for gold
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2005-01-03 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesGold May Rise in First Week of 2005
on Dollar Weakness, Survey is Told
By Laura Humble
Bloomberg News Service
Monday, January 3, 2005
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=aXcIL5gXYL6k
LONDON -- Gold prices may rise in the first week
of 2005 after the dollar's drop to a record against
The drubbing of the dollar: dangerous or therapeutic?
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2005-01-03 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Peter Brimelow
CBSMarketWatch.com
Monday, January 3, 2005
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B60A812F7%2D6058%
2D4182%2D9F78%2D19B0745BFE73%7D&siteid=mktw&dist=
NEW YORK -- U.S. stock exchange operators might have
wondered why they were being dragged into work at all
last week.
As Profitable Investing's Richard Band noted Thursday in
Barry Downs and Bill Matlack on the foreign exchange market
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2005-01-02 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy The Associated Press
Friday, December 31, 2004
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041231/newmont_indonesia_4.html
DENVER -- Newmont Mining Corp. wants to bar
shareholders from voting on a proposal that would
require a company review of waste disposal
programs in Indonesia, where it is accused of
poisoning villagers.
Attorneys for the Denver-based company, the