Why IMF Gold Sales Won't Affect the Gold Market
hf-implode.com 4/5/2009 — ``As this table shows, $6 billion dollars in gold sales will have virtually no impact on the gold market. If needed, the IMF could sell all $6 billion in one day and still only be 28% of the average daily volume. However, the G20 calls on the IMF to make these sales over the next 2 to 3 years; ...

New Central Bank Gold Sales Agreement Cuts Back on Sales
prudentinvestor.blogspot.com 8/7/2009 — The ECB today released the extension of its central bank gold sales agreement (CBGSA) for another 5 years while cutting back planned sales from 500 to 400 tons annually. Maybe central banks have rediscovered that gold reserves are undoubtedly the best performing asset class on their balance ...

Gold! India! Gold!
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com 11/4/2009 — Yesterday's theory of a "limit up" of $50 a month for gold gained more credibility during Day 2 of November, the price of the yellow metal given a shot in the arm by the announcement from the IMF that they had sold 200 tonnes of gold to the Reserve ...

US Approves IMF Gold Sales; What Does It Mean?
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill which included an expanded credit facility for the IMF and gave U.S. approval for the proposed IMF sale of 400 tons of gold. Is this an attempt to suppress the price of gold, sheer stupidity, ...

Gold Prices Poised to Weather IMF Sales
online.wsj.com 4/7/2009 — LONDON -- Gold sales by the International Monetary Fund are unlikely to depress the metal's price because central banks would be likely buyers. The concluding statement from the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations last week said the IMF ...

China and IMF Gold Sales; The Real Story
news.goldseek.com 6/24/2009 — China’s recent veiled threats towards the establishment have been taken to heart. As China announced increased gold reserves from 600 to 1,054 tonnes it was an obvious warning. Initially I thought it was a direct threat against the ocean of treasuries ...

nation boost to IMF funds
google.com 10/5/2009 — 2 days ago ISTANBUL Brazil on Monday became the latest emerging economy to support the IMF in its upgraded mission as the world's emergency lender, following China and India in pledging billions of dollars in funding. "We have gone from being debtors ...

The IMF Should Move To Europe
baselinescenario.com 9/25/2009 — The headline news from the G20 summit in Pittsburgh is that progress has been made on “IMF reform,” meaning increased voting power for emerging markets relative to rich countries – remember that West Europeans are greatly overrepresented at the IMF for historical reasons.  ...

India and China want IMF to sell its $100b gold
mydigitalfc.com 4/16/2009 — India and China may press for the sale of the entire gold reserves of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to raise money for the least developed countries. The IMF holds 103.4 million ounces (3,217 tonnes) of gold that, if sold, can fetch about $100 ...

Mauritius Buys IMF Gold, Follows India as Metal Soars (Update4)
bloomberg.com 18 days ago — Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Mauritius bought 2 metric tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund , underscoring a drive by central banks to boost holdings as the precious metal trades near a record and the dollar slumps. The $71.7 million sale to ...