Archive for June, 2008

Who's Behind High Prices - Washington Post

Who's Behind High PricesWashington Post, United States - 6 hours agoTheir trading might drive up prices if they were investing in stocks or real estate. But commodity investing is different. Investors generally don't buy the …Market Madness: How Speculators are Manipulating & Profiting from … The Indypendentall 4 news articles

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Sebastian Mallaby: Economics and emotion - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sebastian Mallaby: Economics and emotionMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 37 minutes agoThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission reports how much paper oil is bought and sold by commercial users — oil companies, refiners — and how much is …

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A Troubling View From The Top - Barron’s

A Troubling View From The TopBarron’s - 1 hour agoCommodity prices may be being driven as much by concern for, and as a hedge against a weaker dollar, as by supply and demand issues. …

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Corn up 66 percent for 2008, oil up 46 percent - The Associated Press

Corn up 66 percent for 2008, oil up 46 percentThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoThe surge in food and energy prices has been a boon to many banks and hedge funds who have used commodities trading to turn a profit during the worst credit …

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Back to the futures - South China Morning Post (subscription)

Back to the futuresSouth China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong - 1 hour agoSince commodities futures trading in Hong Kong for cotton, sugar, gold and soya beans ceased 20 years ago, the local financial services sector has come to …

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Oil Is Little Changed, After a Record, Amid Iran Supply Concern - Bloomberg

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Oil Is Little Changed, After a Record, Amid Iran Supply ConcernBloomberg - 1 hour agoThe US House of Representatives last week approved a bill calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use its emergency powers to “curb …Oil rises to record on concerns about Iran International Herald TribuneGold falls as greenback strengthens The AgeCommodities: Only Oil Matters ABN Newswire (press release)Forbesall 1,058 news articles

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Gold falls as greenback strengthens - The Age

Gold falls as greenback strengthensThe Age, Australia - 45 minutes ago… increased their net-long position in New York gold futures in the week through June 24, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data. …

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Billions on board - carbon trading set to dominate commodities - Carbon News

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Billions on board - carbon trading set to dominate commoditiesCarbon News, New Zealand - 16 hours ago… commodities markets to become the biggest traded commodity, according to the head of the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission Bart Chilton. …

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Oil little changed after a record - The Age

Oil little changed after a recordThe Age, Australia - 1 hour agoThe US House of Representatives last week approved a bill calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use its emergency powers to ''curb …

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Commodities retreat; dollar, stocks rise - guardian.co.uk

GLOBAL MARKETS-Commodities retreat; dollar, stocks riseguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoCorn futures dived the maximum daily trading limit of 30 cents per bushel and could take the wind out of commodity markets that were set to post their …

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