CFTC Pins Blame For Oil Spike On Speculators
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to issue a report next month suggesting speculators played a significant role in driving wild swings in...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to issue a report next month suggesting speculators played a significant role in driving wild swings in...
Michael Martin | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business
Speculators can be to blame for price volatility in the short term -- and by that I mean intra-day. But not for days and weeks. Speculators do not cause trends in commodity prices.
BusinessWeek | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business
Many are asking the question about oil prices: Is this deja vu all over again? Didn't we just go through a several-year run-up in prices based largely...
Wall Street Journal | By IANTHE JEANNE DUGAN and ALISTAIR MACDONALD | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business