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Ben Bernanke, we''ll be watching you

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:48p ET Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

You have to love financial journalism like what
is appended here from the London Telegraph. To
raise the prospect of a crash in copper it
relies on an anonymous source whose personal
interest in the story cannot be evaluated and
so has to raise suspicion. Is the source
pursuing the public interest, or is he just
talking his book, trying to prompt the event

Wall Street helps you get out of the dollar as long as you don''t go to gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

From CBSMarketWatch
Tuesday, May 2, 2006

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?
dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7BBF7E7601-7250-40A1-9A77-
905DFAB4A385%7D&keyword=

LONDON -- The higher-than-expected uptake of Barclays' silver
exchange traded fund during its first trading days is likely to make
the silver market "extremely tight" in the longer term, U.S.-based

Peter Grandich: Cartel of gold shorts is imploding

Section: Daily Dispatches

Latest Advice
On Wall Street:
Buy Currencies

As Dollar Weakens, Firms Launch
New Funds That Hold Euro, Yen,
But Risks, Expenses Can Be High

By Eleanor Laise
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Wall Street is increasingly encouraging individual investors to bet
on foreign currencies, and money managers are rolling out a host of
new funds to allow them to do this.

With many strategists expecting the U.S. dollar to continue to

Silver ETF expected to reach 100 million ounces in first month

Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold Futures Hit New 25-Year High

From CBSMarketWatch
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?
column=Metals+Stocks&siteid=mktw&dist=

NEW YORK -- Gold futures hit a new 25-year high on Wednesday with
dollar weakness, oil strength and ongoing concerns about the U.S.
and Iran boosting the metal.

Dollar still too strong, U.S. manufacturers say

Section: Daily Dispatches

From CBSMarketWatch
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?
dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7B7EFDB805-78B5-4C60-B222-
60836A5FD0C2%7D&keyword=

LONDON -- Uptake of Barclays' silver exchange traded fund is
exceeding expectations and will likely reach and possibly exceed 100
million troy ounces within the first month, UBS said.

Leftist in Mexican presidential campaign falls behind in polls

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060503/bs_nm/economy_manufacturers_dollar
_dc_1

WASHINGTON -- A leading U.S. manufacturers' group said on Wednesday
the dollar is still overvalued by nearly 10 percent and that even a
fall of that magnitude would not be enough to bring global trade back

Bolivia''s VP quoted as giving assurance against nationalization of mining

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mark Stevenson
Associated Press
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060503/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_election
s

The leftist former front-runner in Mexico's presidential race is
watching his advantage crumble to the conservative ruling-party
candidate, raising doubts that Mexico will be the latest Latin

Peru aims to be No. 4 gold miner in ''short term''

Section: Daily Dispatches

Apogee Minerals Ltd. Press Release
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

http://www.apogeeminerals.com/Default.aspx?SectionId=e1655d8c-6398-
4251-8ebc-d0c02928bacb&LanguageId=1&ItemId=4ffa9439-2f34-4826-8780-
00f1d4b1792d

TORONTO -- Apogee Minerals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: APE) reports
that the vice president of the Republic of Bolivia, Alvaro Garcia

Is The Telegraph trying to crash the copper market?

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Wednesday, May 3, 2006

http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?
storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060503:MTFH75583_2006-05-03_22-56-
47_N03449831&symbol=ABX.TO&rpc=44

LIMA, Peru -- Peru could soon edge out China to become the world's
No. 4 gold producing nation as new deposits become mines, the

Silver ETF should be up to 23 million ounces

Section: Daily Dispatches

Embry Sees Trouble for Paper Money;
Gold Headed for US$1,000, Sprott Strategist Says

By Levi Folk
National Post, Toronto
Monday, May 1, 2006

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?
id=628fa11d-48d3-4c21-8416-7ffb020bef2e&rfp=dta

We are "in the early throes of paper money getting seriously

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