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Wall Street Journal puts gold on Page 1 but mostly gives central banks a pass
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-04-12 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesU.K. Sets Fine for Deutsche Bank
By Alistair MacDonald
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
LONDON -- Deutsche Bank AG was fined 6.4 million ($11.1 million) by
Britain's markets regulator for misleading investors after its
proprietary-trading operations boosted two stock sales being handled
by the big German bank.
The fine, the third-largest ever levied by the Financial Services
Phillip Barton: The fundamental difference in gold''s favor this time
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-04-12 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBehind 25-Year High for Gold:
Changes From Ground to Market
Technology and Strong Demand
Alter Its Odd Economics;
Inside a Secret Vault
Trading In Jewelry for Cash
By E.S. Browning
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
After gold soared above $500 an ounce a few months ago, tub after
plastic tub of gold jewelry from the Middle East and India began
arriving at Darren Morcombe's refinery in southern Switzerland. In a
Gold Fields Mineral Service is the last to notice what''s happening with gold
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-04-12 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches8:30p ET Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Phillip Barton, a pension fund trustee in Australia,
has put together a compelling speculation on the
future of the U.S. dollar and gold, "The Fundamental
Difference."
Barton writes:
"What the Fed does now with interest rates is of no
real consequence except perhaps in affecting the
chronology of the impending crisis. In any case, long-
The monetary resistance is active in upstate New York
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-04-12 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesGold's Bull Run Could Reach $850
By Chris Flood
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b5dca1a8-ca13-11da-852f-0000779e2340.html
The current bull run for gold could push prices above the 1980
record high of $850 a troy ounce, according to the Gold Survey 2006
from GFMS, the precious metals consultancy.
When the markets catch on, they''ll propel gold to record highs
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2006-04-12 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesWhat Is the Cost of Liberty?
By Charity Vogel
Buffalo (N.Y.) News
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060412/1007138.asp
Someday you might find one -- a strange, shiny silver disc mixed in
with the loose change in the bottom of your purse or your pants
pocket. Hold it in your palm. It weighs in your hand like a bullet,
Goldman Sachs'' secrets of trading success revealed ... by U.S. attorney
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-04-11 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches7:43p ET Monday, April 10, 2006
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy will be among the
speakers at Cambridge House's Calgary Resource
Investment Conference, to be held Sunday and
Monday, April 23 and 24, at the Telus Convention
Centre in Calgary.
Many friends of GATA will be among the other
speakers, including Bob Bishop of Gold Mining
Stock Report, Ian Gordon of the Long Wave
Britain fines Deutsche Bank for market manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2006-04-11 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesThree Arrested in $6.7 Million Trading Probe
By Megan Davies and Christine Kearney
Reuters
Tuesday April 11, 2006
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/060411/crime_insider.html?.v=4
NEW YORK -- A Goldman Sachs analyst, a Merrill Lynch banker, and a
printing plant worker were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly
participating in a $6.7 million insider trading ring that involved
James Turk: A week of new multi-decade highs for gold and silver
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-04-10 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches12:18p ET Saturday, April 8, 2006
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Thursday's dispatch about the appearance that day on
ROB-TV in Canada of Jay Taylor, editor of J Taylor's
Gold and Technology Stocks newsletter, misreported
the Internet link for watching the interview at the
ROB-TV archive. It's under "Thursday," not "Tuesday,"
at 3:33 p.m. here:
European financial regulators hold ''war game'' to simulate a meltdown
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-04-10 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches8:42a ET Monday, April 10, 2006
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GoldMoney founder James Turk, editor of the
Freemarket Gold & Money Report and consultant
to GATA, updates his charts with last week's
data and finds "A Week of New Multi-Decade
Highs" for gold and silver even as the U.S. dollar
remains in a long downtrend. You can find Turk's
analysis in the "Founder's Commentary" box at
Chinese govt. economist includes gold in plan to slow rise in FX reserves
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2006-04-10 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy George Parker
Financial Times, London
Sunday, April 9, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/66c09a88-c802-11da-a377-0000779e2340.html
VIENNA -- Europe's financial regulators have held a "war game"
exercise, simulating a continent-wide financial crisis, amid fears
they are ill- prepared to stop a problem in one country spreading