Daily Dispatches

Big commodity traders mount last stand on U.S. curbs

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-03-28 17:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kevin Drawbaugh and Christopher Doering
Reuters
Monday, March 28, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/28/us-financial-regulation-limits...

WASHINGTON -- A global push to damp down wild swings in oil and other commodity prices reached a pivotal point on Monday as big traders mounted their last attack on a U.S. plan to limit the role of speculators.

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Vietnamese aren't only ones moving gold outside banking system

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-03-28 17:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

Melting Gold Market Is a Hot Issue

By John Dizard
Financial Times, London
Saturday, March 26, 2011

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5ff1aaa-5752-11e0-9035-00144feab49a.html

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Vietnamese evade gold export ban to put wealth outside banking system

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-03-28 16:50 Section: Daily Dispatches

Vietnamese Traders Beat Bullion Export Ban

By Ben Bland
Financial Times, London
Monday, March 28, 2011

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4aa15524-5964-11e0-bc39-00144feab49a.html

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Rickards' first question to Bernanke would be about gold

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2011-03-27 11:18 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:18a ET Sunday, March 27, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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Haynes, Norcini, and Hathaway interviewed at King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2011-03-26 22:41 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:34p ET Saturday, March 26, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Bill Haynes of CMI Gold and Silver and market analyst Dan Norcini review last week in the precious metals in interviews totaling 19 minutes at King World News here:

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2011/3/26_KWN_W...

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China's central bank sees strong commodities, weak dollar

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2011-03-26 11:13 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Langi Chiang, Kevin Yao, Aileen Wang, and Simon Rabinovitch
Reuters
Friday, March 25, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-china-economy-overview-idUS...

BEIJING -- Loose monetary policies in developed economies will place more upward pressure on global commodity prices and weigh on the dollar this year, the Chinese central bank said on Friday.

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Look who's calling Utah and gold 'eccentric'

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2011-03-26 02:30 Section: Daily Dispatches

2:37a ET Saturday, March 26, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

There's revolution and war in the Middle East and Africa, devastation and nuclear contamination in Japan, and turmoil throughout the world financial system, but the Financial Times always has time to try to make fun of gold and those who see any virtue in it.

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GATA consultants Turk, Vieira to speak at CMRE spring dinner in New York

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2011-03-26 00:05 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:17a ET Saturday, March 26, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

The venue for the spring dinner meeting of the Committee for Monetary Research and Education has been settled. The meeting will be held Thursday, May 12, at the beautiful Union League Club on East 37th Street in New York City, a short walk south on Park Avenue from Grand Central Station.