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Everybody will talk about the dollar but nobody will do anything about it

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Clare Black and Veronica Brown
Reuters
Tuesday, February 1, 2005

http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?
type=businessNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7498285

LONDON -- Gold producers planning to cash in on the rising price for
their precious metal will further reduce forward selling commitments
in 2005, but the pace will slow, analysts said.

Ted Butler: Traders report shows silver is now an ultra-low-risk buy

Section: Daily Dispatches

By John Parry
Reuters
Tuesday, February 1, 2005

http://www.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?
duid=mtfh23473_2005-02-01_19-05-55_n01411133_newsml

NEW YORK -- The long-declining dollar will be on their minds when
finance ministers from the Group of Seven richest countries meet
Friday and Saturday in London, but analysts don't expect the

Eric Fry: What if someone had to write a prospectus for the U.S. dollar?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ted Butler
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
www.InvestmentRarities.com

The latest Commitment of Traders Report (COT) indicated a
continued improvement in the market structure for gold and
silver. This is the third consecutive weekly improvement in
the COTs since the bottom in early January. In gold the
dealers have reduced their net short position in COMEX
futures by over 112,000 contracts (11.2 million ounces) and

Kitco and Doug Casey team up in new Internet site

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Eric J. Fry
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
http://www.dailyreckoning.com/RudeAwake/Articles/Riskfactors.html

"You should consider carefully the risks described below
before making an investment decision," advises the
prospectus of the streetTRACKS Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD).
"Fluctuations in the price of gold could materially

Canadian Broadcasting Co. radio takes note of GATA''s Gold Rush 21 conference

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Joshua Krongold
Bloomberg News Service
Monday, January 31, 2005

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?
pid=10000087&sid=aRC3_VPgxMgI&refer=top_world_news

NEW YORK -- The dollar may fall for the first week in three on
speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will keep a commitment to
raise their benchmark interest rate at a "measured pace," according

John Embry tells miners of gold price manipulation, predicts $1,000 per ounce

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:55p ET Sunday, January 30, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Here's a transcript of a radio report broadcast
this week by the Canadian Broadcasting Co. from
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, about GATA's plans
for the Gold Rush 21 conference in Dawson City
in August.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.

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CBC Announcer: International bankers, brokers, and

Another conspiracy that''s not likely to make The Gartman Letter

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:36a ET Monday, January 31, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

MineWeb reports at length the views of Sprott Asset
Management's Chief Investment Strategist John
Embry, as expressed to the Mining Exploration
Roundup in Vancouver the other day. Embry said
the gold price is heavily manipulated by central
banks and bullion banks but will break out to $800
to $1,000 per ounce and beyond, because paper

Consensus in Davos is that dollar hasn''t yet hit bottom

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Stella Dawson
Reuters
Saturday, January 29, 2005

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?
type=businessNews&storyID=7474266

DAVOS, Switzerland -- The U.S. current account gap is unlikely to
narrow this year, putting stress on the U.S. dollar which is risky
for the global economy, European Central Bank Governing Council
member Axel Weber said on Saturday.

No hastening expected in Fed''s interest rate increases

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Christopher Nobel
CBSMarketWatch.com
Sunday, January 30, 2005

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B08A77C88-AEAB-4F10-
9E07-A7BD2BA67A47%7D&siteid=mkwt

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Look out below.

That appeared to be the consensus about the U.S. dollar's future
among many of the participants leaving this small Alpine ski resort

Don''t worry, the dollar won''t crash....

Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Hertling
Bloomberg News Service
Saturday, January 29, 2005

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pid=10000006&sid=aAvDTJpsO1Nk&refer=home

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Bill Gates, the world's richest person
with a net worth of $46.6 billion, is betting against the U.S.
dollar.

"I'm short the dollar," Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., told

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