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Ted Butler: Silver is about to split from gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:41a ET Monday, July 27, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Silver market analyst Ted Butler predicts in commentary posted today that silver and gold are about to go separate ways as silver frees itself first from the price suppression that has afflicted both precious metals.

Clive Maund: Trader positions worsen for gold, not silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:40a ET Monday, July 27, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Market analyst Clive Maund reports that the commitment of traders report in the U.S. futures market has turned very unfavorable for gold, with the big shorts getting even shorter, but not unfavorable for silver. Maund's commentary is headlined "Gold Market Update" and you can find it at GoldSeek here:

Copper's continuing rise prompts talk of market manipulation

Section: Daily Dispatches

As Copper Price Rises, Rumors Abound of Market Manipulators

By Louise Armitstead
The Telegraph, London
Sunday, July 26, 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/5913224/...

All is not well at the London Metal Exchange, where the name of "Mr Copper" is once again being whispered among traders.

Financial Tube interviews GATA's Douglas on commodities, gold, silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

8a ET Monday, July 27, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Adrian Douglas, editor of the Market Force Analysis letter and a member of GATA's Board of Directors, was interviewed Friday by the Financial Tube about the prospects for commodities, gold, and silver, and you can listen to it here:

http://www.thefinancialtube.com/video/4852/725-Adrian-Douglas-on-Commodi...

James Turk: The summer doldrums are ending

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:15p ET Sunday, July 26, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

New York senator urges ban on 'high-frequency' trades

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By Edgar Ortega and Eric Martin
Bloomberg News
Saturday, July 25, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aO8DoToaITO8

NEW YORK -- Charles Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate, asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to ban so-called flash orders for stocks, saying they give high-speed traders an unfair advantage.

Market manipulation and insider trading with the exchange's OK

Section: Daily Dispatches

Stock Traders Find Speed Pays, in Milliseconds

By Charles Duhigg
The New York Times
Friday, July 4, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/business/24trading.html?

It is the hot new thing on Wall Street, a way for a handful of traders to master the stock market, peek at investors' orders, and, critics say, even subtly manipulate share prices.

Gold demand surges in S. Africa as bar ownership is legalized

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Commodity Online
Ahmedabad, India
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/New-law-boosts-gold-bar-sale-in-Sout...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- With the rules related to the sale of gold bars changing in South Africa, the country is witnessing a surge in bullion demand from investors.

Julian Phillips: Will big bank gold shorts be forced to cover?

Section: Daily Dispatches

11a ET Friday, July 24, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

SEC responds to GATA's complaint against Goldman Sachs

Section: Daily Dispatches

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

July 20, 2009

Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
7 Villa Louisa Road
Manchester, Connecticut 06043-7541

Dear Mr. Powell:

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