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Refco may be split as Goldman Sachs seeks takeover offers

Section: Daily Dispatches

Refco Crisis Spurs
CFTC, Regulators
to Take More Active Role

By Adrian Cox and Ann Saphir
Bloomberg News Service
Saturday, October 15, 2005

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?
pid=10000087&sid=avbW._B37wOc&refer=top_world_news

U.S. regulators including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
are stepping in to help prevent a collapse at Refco Inc., the

Regulators, brokers try to prevent collapse of Refco and derivative contracts

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ray Nutting
CBSMarketWatch.com
Friday, October 14, 2005

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?tool=1&guid=B0B61F26-001E-
40EA-B7F7-48CBCE137892&siteid=bigcharts&dist=bigcharts&

WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer inflation surged at the fastest pace in
more than 25 years in September, rising a bigger-than-expected 1.2%,

China insists that currency controls will be loosened only gradually

Section: Daily Dispatches

McEwen still digging for gold;
Former Goldcorp chief has his eye on Nevada

By Lori McLeod
Financial Post / National Post, Toronto
Thursday, October 13, 2005

http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/investing/st
ory.html?id=4363c335-5e05-4fd3-8ee6-c50e7005eb42

Former Goldcorp Inc. chief executive Rob McEwen was a fixture in the

U.S. consumer inflation reported up sharply

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Elaine Kurtenbach
Associated Press
Friday, October 14, 2005

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_on_bi_ge/china_currency

BEIJING -- China will loosen currency controls only gradually in
order to preserve its economic stability, its finance minister said
Friday ahead of a meeting with finance officials from the United

Rob McEwen still digging for gold and expects $850 per ounce in five years

Section: Daily Dispatches

Local Banks Strike it Rich with Gold Coins

By Arindam Saha
India Times / The Economic Times
Haryana, India
Thursday, October 13, 2005

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1260881.cms

MUMBAI -- As the price of gold scales an almost two-decade high,
local banks are moving in to take advantage. Their target this time

Golden Sextant''s tribute to Ferdinand Lips

Section: Daily Dispatches

Fed Preps For More Bloodletting

By John Dobosz
Forbes.com
Monday, October 10, 2005

http://www.forbes.com/investmentnewsletters/2005/10/10/clorox-
goodyear-fedex-cz_jd_1010watch_inl.html

"When future historians look back on our way of curing inflation,
they'll probably compare it to bloodletting in the Middle Ages." --

Indian banks rushing into gold coin retailing

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:25p ET Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldenSextant.com, the Internet site run by GATA
consultants Reg Howe and Bob Landis, has posted
a tribute to our great friend, Ferdinand Lips, who
died last month in Switzerland after keeping the
gold cause alive for decades. You can find it here:

http://www.goldensextant.com/

Ted Butler: A surprise endorsement for silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:15p ET Sunday, October 9, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Peter Grandich of the Grandich Letter has favorable
mentions for GATA and our consultant, James Turk
of GoldMoney and the Freemarket Gold & Money
Report, in a special alert to his subscribers, which
covers the metals and energy markets and is
posted in the clear at Kitco here:

http://www.kitco.com/ind/grandich/oct072005.html

Forbes quotes GATA Chairman Murphy at length on gold price suppression scheme

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Theodore Butler
InvestmentRarities.com
Tuesday, October 11, 2005

The most recent commitment of traders (COT) report indicated
continued tech fund buying/dealer short selling in gold and silver.
In gold, especially when factoring in the trading from the Tuesday
cutoff, the tech funds now hold a record long position, on both a
net and gross basis. The dealers, likewise, hold a record net and

Peter Grandich''s review of metals, energy markets cites GATA, Turk favorably

Section: Daily Dispatches

Rising crude price, inflation
make gold investors' favourite

New Indian Express, Chennai
Sunday, October 9, 2005

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?
ID=IEB20051008090428&Page=B&Title=Business&Topic=0

HYDERABAD -- The yellow metal is becoming the hot favourite with
investors for parking their funds.

According to World Gold Council managing director (India

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