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Derivatives monster Morgan to enter oil market
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2008-05-15 11:46 Section: Daily DispatchesJPMorgan Eyes Physical Oil Trade, Eyes $200 Oil
By Sambit Mohanty
Reuters
Thursday, May 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_3_MOLT/idUSSP1485012008...
SINGAPORE -- JPMorgan Chase & Co will begin trading physical oil by year-end, increasing its exposure in a market that could rise to $200 a barrel, the bank's global head of commodities said on Wednesday.
Jason Hommel: Four proofs of silver manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 21:38 Section: Daily Dispatches9:35p ET Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
CFTC study denies manipulation in silver market
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 12:24 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
http://www.cftc.gov/newsroom/generalpressreleases/2008/pr5499-08.html
Fed gets political with market interventions, Volcker warns
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 10:34 Section: Daily DispatchesVolcker Says Fed's Market Interventions Risk 'Political Battles'
By Craig Torres
Bloomberg News Service
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0gtQpItabH0&refer=home
Peter Grandich: Did the party end before it started?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2008-05-14 10:03 Section: Daily Dispatches10a ET Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
After battling illness, market analyst Peter Grandich is writing his letter again and in the issue published today he reflects on the beating the precious metals have taken lately. It's headlined "Did the Party End Before It Ever Got Started?" and you can find it here:
Ted Butler: A critical point
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-13 21:23 Section: Daily Dispatches9:15p ET Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Coin experts examining gold find from Louisiana coast
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-13 16:54 Section: Daily DispatchesBy The Associated Press
via KATC-TV, Lafayette, Louisiana
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
http://www.katc.com/global/story.asp?s=8317513
NEW ORLEANS -- A steamship that sank off the Louisiana coast during an 1846 storm has produced a trove of rare gold coins, including some produced at two, mostly forgotten U.S. mints in the South, coin experts say.
Libor rate faces shakeup as credibility is doubted
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-13 11:21 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ben Livesey and Gavin Finch
Bloomberg News Service
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=az3eSerjPuDA&refer=home
LONDON -- The benchmark interest rate for $62 trillion of credit derivatives and mortgages for 6 million U.S. homeowners faces its biggest shakeup in a decade as lawmakers question if banks are understating borrowing costs.
Bernanke lunched with Wall Street before Bear rescue
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2008-05-13 01:26 Section: Daily DispatchesBernanke Lunched With MorganChase CEO and Rubin Before Bear Rescue
By Scott Lanman
Bloomberg News Service
Tuesday, May 12, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a_OXZPHcMwlA&refer=home
James Turk: An update on the dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2008-05-12 08:51 Section: Daily Dispatches8:47a ET Monday, May 12, 2008
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: