| From marketwatch.com: With the stock and bond market on a steep decline, the weak U.S. dollar and rising energy and food prices, it might be time to adjust your portfolio. The latest victims are the airlines struggling with increasing fuel prices, though higher commodities prices translate into higher prices for all consumer goods and services. Commodities traders have recently been scrutinized for engaging in speculative trading practices to create artificial price increases.
Is this just another attempt at explaining why gas prices have gone through the roof or is it a legitimate complaint? Bob Pardo, a leading Commodities Trading Advisor (CTA) and private fund manager of Pardo Capital Limited thinks that bull markets, whether in stocks or commodities, tend to attract speculators. ..... Full Article: Source
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