Speculation and Criminal Manipulation of Food and Commodities Prices

February 20, 2013:

The Financialization of Food

Sasha Breger Bush: In the name of democratizing finance, derivative exchanges are achieving the opposite

February 21, 13

UNCTAD: High Frequency Trading and Speculation Leads to Higher Prices

Nicolas Maystre: Study shows relationship between food price volatility and high frequency trading

November 1, 2012

The Real Hunger Games - Big Commodity Traders Control World Grain Market

Sophia Murphy: Four big traders have anywhere from 75 to 90 percent of the global trade in grains around the world

September 4, 12

Speculation and Criminal Manipulation of Food and Commodities Prices

Michael Greenberger: Weak regulations on speculators swamping markets and lack of enforcement of existing laws on criminal intent, are driving up prices

April 13, 2012

High Oil Prices Must be Subject of Criminal Investigation

Michael Greenberger: Big banks and traders involved in a criminal conspiracy to raise oil prices

March 28, 2012

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