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Central banks poised to act against market panic

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jan Dahinten and Andrew Roche
Reuters
Sunday, October 26, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49N5VU20081026

Central banks are likely to launch new coordinated emergency action this week to calm panic in financial markets, which could be rocked further by data pointing to global recession.

Gene Arensberg: Bring the bullion banks down -- take metal off Comex

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:20p ET Friday, October 24, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his new "Got Gold Report" at Resource Investor, Gene Arensberg goes to war against the big gold and silver shorts on the commodities exchanges. He writes:

U.S. has plundered world with dollar, Chinese state paper rages

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Simon Rabinovitch
Reuters
Friday, October 24, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSPEK466920081024

BEIJING -- The United States has plundered global wealth by exploiting the dollar's dominance, and the world urgently needs other currencies to take its place, a leading Chinese state newspaper said on Friday.

Treasury considers aid to insurers too

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Karey Wutkowski and Patrick Rucker
Reuters
Friday, October 24, 2008

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49N7AB20081024

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department is closely studying how it could give relief to insurance companies under a $700 billion financial services rescue package, two sources familiar with the deliberations said on Friday.

Taiwan dumps Fannie, Freddie -- and Uncle Sam?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Randall W. Forsyth
Barron's
Friday, October 24, 2008

http://online.barrons.com/article_email/SB122482470725666021-lMyQjAxMDI4...

After Mao drove the Nationalists off the Mainland in 1949, the cry went up among U.S. conservatives, "Who lost China?"

John Lee: Deflationary depression? Where to go from here

Section: Daily Dispatches

7p ET Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Rob Kirby: Disinformation specialists ply their trade

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:22p ET Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Did Professor Mundell really say that about China and gold?

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3:09p ET Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Greenspan admits error in opposing derivatives regulation

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:55p ET Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Daniel Gschwend: Will the IMF & Co. let gold crash?

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:13a ET Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In commentary posted today at MineWeb, Swiss fund manager Daniel Gschwend acknowledges central bank efforts to suppress the gold price. His commentary is headlined "Will the IMF & Co. Let Gold Crash?" and you can find it here:

http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page33?oid=71248&sn=Detail

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