| A coalition of consumer and public interest groups last week called on Congress to ban commodity index funds and exchange-traded commodity funds because they say these vehicles have helped fuel higher energy prices, according to a Reuters report.
The target of the group’s collective ire was their perception that Wall Street speculation has artificially jacked up oil and gasoline prices. Their complaints are part of the ongoing debate about whether the $300 billion that institutional investors have put into the commodity markets during the past decade has boosted volatility and created price spikes...............................................Full Article: Source
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