Showing posts with label regulators. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Oil Surges Close to $67 a Barrel in Volatile Week


Oil prices surged above $66 a barrel Thursday, rising in lockstep with major global indexes in what has become a very volatile week for energy markets. With regulators meeting in Washington to consider new limits on speculators that some blame for wild swings in oil and gas prices, crude fell 6 percent Wednesday only to rebound by almost that much Thursday. Benchmark crude for September delivery rose $3.59, or 5.6 percent, to settle at $66.94 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil, gas futures, heating oil and natural gas contracts all jumped at least 5 percent in afternoon trading.....Complete Story


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

US Moves to Shackle Oil Speculators

The solution to perceived market manipulation is overt market manipulation. That's what federal regulators are saying with Tuesday's announcement that they will consider curtailing "excessive speculation" in energy markets. The move comes in response to last year's spike in oil prices, which soared to a record $145 a barrel a year ago next week and pushed gasoline prices above $4 at the pump in many parts of the country. Since the start of this year.....Complete Story

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