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December 31
Is China Ready for the Big Time in 2005?
December 30
Even Drug Dealers Are Giving Up on the Dollar
December 28
Warren Buffett Warns of Financial 'Chaos'
A Word From a Dollar Bear
December 27
US Treasuries Slide in Thin Trade
Dollar Hits New Low Versus Euro
Airlines' Woes May Be Worse in Coming Year
December 24
Russia Conquers the Diamond Market with Striking Export Volumes
China's Thirst for Oil Undercuts U.S. Effort to Rein in Iran
China Pledges Help in Developing Venezuela Oil Fields
Euro Rises to Fresh High Vs Dollar
December 23
Euro Rises to $1.3502 Record High - Reuters Data
China Invests in Sudan Oil
Gold Business Offered to Individuals
Euro Nears Record High Vs. Dollar
Bullish Ing Calls $700/oz Gold for Late 2005
Gold Rises as U.S. Dollar Slides to Eight-Day Low Against Euro
December 22
Platinum Firm in 2005
Wages Don't Pay the Rent Anymore
December 21
Gold & Supply
December 20
Gold Rises as Bundesbank Says It Won't Fulfill Gold Sales Quota
Bin Laden Tape Urges Stopping Oil to U.S.
December 17
Nuclear Plant's Operator Seeks Permission for Cuts
USA to Stop the Dollar Devaluation
December 16
A New Illusion: The Falling Dollar
Jobless Claims Plunge by 43,000
December 15
Rampant Insider Selling Raises Red Flags
US Net Capital Inflows $48.1 Bln, Below Forecasts
COMEX Gold at 1-Wk High Early, Liquidation Fizzles
Yukos Files for US Bankruptcy
Stock Exchange Faces Foreign Takeover After German Bid
December 14
Trade Gap Sets Another Record in October
Medicare Reports Nearly $20 Billion in Errors
December 13
Let’s Get Physical
Williams Defends WGC’s Gold Fund
Sinclair on Gold and the Greenback
Dollar Running Out of Steam
China's Jewelry Sector Records Double-Digit Growth
Gold Tipped to Reach a 20-Year High
Gift Cards: Beware The Hidden Fees
George W. Bush Has to be Insane to Interfere
December 10
OPEC to Cut Output by 1M Barrels a Day
Jobless Claims Up, Import Prices Gain
Federal Report Predicts High Crude Oil Prices for Next 20 Years
December 9
DJ NY Precious Metals Review: Lower, But Recovery Seen Fri
Raping the World With the Dollar
Venezuela's Commission to Up Dollar Sales
Central Banks Might Not Meet 500T/Year Ceiling
OPEC Warns Oil Supply Cuts Needed for '05
Slow, Small Payouts Leave Hurricane Victims in Lurch
Weak Dollar Threatens to Upset Global Equilibrium
December 8
Gold Futures Slide to One-Month Low
As Dollar Plunges, Watch for US Government Bonds Sell-off
What's It All About...Alfie?
Layoffs Atop 100,000 Level 3 Months Straight
December 7
Quo Vadis: Playing For Keeps
Give Full Ply to the Gold Market's Investment and Hedging Function
OPEC Dumps the Dollar
Weak Dollar Threatens to Upset Equilibrium
Bush's Plan: Borrowing $1 Trillion for Social Security
Sect Took Out Loans Ahead of 'Doomsday'
December 6
The Pungent Smell of Fear
Dollar Dangles Above Recent Lows
Malaysia's Mahathir Urges Countries to Reduce Reliance on U.S. Dollar
US Privilege Becomes Even More Exorbitant
Asia Draws Nearer Shocking U.S. Treasuries: William Pesek Jr.
Japan Threatens Huge Dollar Sell-Off
Bush Plays High-Stakes Game With the Falling Dollar
December 3
Euro Reaches New High Against U.S. Dollar
Dollar in Deeper Hole on U.S. Jobs Data
NY Gold Closes Higher as Euro Scales Record Peak
Dollar in Deeper Hole on U.S. Jobs Data
Consumers Could Get Caught Under Falling Dollar
November Job Growth Unexpectedly Soft
December 2
Ford, GM Sales Plummet
ECB Rates Unchanged
Ford, GM to Lower Production in 2005
Survey: CEOs Less Bullish About Economy
December 1
NY Gold Above $456 Early, Silver Hits 8-Mo. High
Silver Warehouse Stocks
Few Refineries for Cheaper Heavy Oil
November 30
Dollar Drops to New All-Time Low Vs. Euro
Wal-Mart's to Produce $18 Billion in China in 2004
Limits Imposed on Ukrainian Banks
Economic Growth Revised Up to 3.9%
Under All That Ice, Maybe Oil
November 29
Gold & US$
Fears Over Recovery as Wal-Mart Sales Stall
What the Dollar's Collapse Will Mean to the World
US Stocks Up, Dollar, Bonds Hit by China
Brown's Gold Sale 'Cost the UK £1.5bn'
November 26
Raw Materials Acquire an Appealing Image
Ruble Hits 4-Year High Versus Dollar
Gold Seen Heading for $500/Ounce in 2005 - Poll
Solid Gold Reasons to Own Gold
Gold Demand Growth Outstrips Production
Dollar Struggles, Hits Record Low Vs Euro
Demising US Dollar Will Not Crush Russian Economy in 2005
Blue Gold
Gold Closes at 18-year High
November 24
Economic 'Armageddon' Predicted
The Avalanche is Coming
Dollar Hits Fresh Low Against Euro
China Tells US to Put Its House in Order
November 22
Dollar Fall Will Come at a Price for All, Analysis
Forex Points: Japanese Market Update
Dollar Hits Nearly 5-Year Low Against Yen
U.S. Central Bank Head Urges Action to Reduce Budget Deficit
You Really Should Watch The Dollar--Here's Why
November 19
Crude Jumps Above $48 a Barrel After Report of Refinery Outage
Silver Poised To Skyrocket
Greenspan Worries About Deficit Impact
November 18
Guns, Gold & Groceries
Dollar Plunges Against Asian Currencies
November 17
Gold Climbs to New 16-Year Peaks on Ailing Dollar
Dollar Hits New Low Against Euro
Sweet Success With Sour Oil
China Sees Heavy Investment in Argentina in Decade
Housing Crash Fear Drives Down Prices
November 16
Three Stages of a Dollar Collapse
Wholesale Prices Jump on Energy Costs
U.S. Pension Agency's Deficit Jumps to $23.3 Bln
China Barrels Ahead in Oil Market
Oil Rebounds After Heavy Falls
November 15
Nuclear Explosion in Price of Silver
Gold, Dollar and Palladium
Dollar's Decline Is Reverberating
L.A. Suburb Faces Financial Collapse
Bush Administration Denies Yuan Probe Request
November 12
Gold at 16-year High, Up $4 on Week
Bank of Japan Governor Says World Needs Rival to US Dollar As Global Currency
Suez Canal Shut Off, Oil Prices to Soar
Slowing Exports Hit German Growth
France's Economic Growth Slowing
Japanese Growth Grinds to a Halt
14,000 BBC Staff Face the Axe
UK Manufacturers 'Could Cut 22,000' Jobs
Wal-Mart's Next Victims
November 11
In Short, We Are Screwed
Delta to Cut 6,000-6,900 Jobs
November 10
Bush Policy: Talk a Strong Dollar But Let It Slide
India, Dubai Form Gold Trade Exchange
November 9
Cuban Dollar Days Come to an End
U.S.-China Trade War?
Rubin: Dollar Decline Could Accelerate
November 8
Euro Hits New High Against U.S. Dollar
US Silent as Euro Screams Higher
Dollar Retests Record Lows Vs Euro
Inflation Fears May Spark Fed Rate Hike
Delta Reveals Job Cut Details
US Phone Giant to Cut 10,000 Jobs
Dollar Expected to Fall Amid China's Rumoured Selling
November 5
NY Gold Bounces With Euro Early Despite Jobs Data
Euro Hits New High Against U.S. Dollar
337,000 New Jobs Added in Oct.; Unemployment Up Slightly to 5.5%
Oil Price Drops Below $49 Mark
Entrepreneurs Reinvent the Family Farm
November 4
Dollar Falls to Nine-Year Lows
Picking Up All the Pieces
Communist Cuba Gives Another Week to Change U.S. Dollars for Local Currency
Dow Posts Biggest Gain in More Than a Year on Oil Drop-off, Bush Agenda
Dollar Nears Record Lows Vs Euro
U.S. Faces Record Borrowing Requirement
Sub-Rosa Trade War
Gold Price at 16-year High
Russian Oil Firm to Mull Bankruptcy Application
November 3
50 Rubles Per Dollar as Panacea for Russian Economy
November 2
The Real War
AOL Cutting More Than 700, Most in Virginia
November 1
Higher Oil Prices Soon To Squeeze Consumers
Employment Growth Accelerated in October: U.S. Economy Preview — Added ~175,000 Jobs in Oct — the Most in 5 Months
Gold May Rise for Second Week as Investors Seek Alternatives, Survey Shows
US Economy: The Challenges Ahead
Halliburton Wins Oman Contracts Valued at $400 Million to Boost Oil Output
Nigerian Strike to Target Oil Exports
Super-Sized Homes Fuel Energy Crunch
Treasury Secretary Snow: Government Will Use Pension Funds to Keep Going