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While not a cause of price volatility, speculation on derivatives of essential food commodities significantly worsens it.
Such speculation was enabled by massive deregulation of commodities-derivative markets that began in 2000 – and that now must be reversed.
In India, there is speculation that Modi may postpone his planned visit to the US later this month.
When Easy Money EndsLONDON – The departure of US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has fueled speculation about when and how the Fed and other central banks will wind down their mammoth purchases of long-term assets, also known as quantitative easing (QE).
Indeed, last summer, when speculation that the Fed would soon begin to taper its purchases of long-term assets (so-called quantitative easing), financial-market pressures were strongest in markets suspected of having weak fundamentals.
After all, it lowers taxes on real-estate speculation – an activity that has produced sustainable prosperity nowhere, but has contributed to rising inequality everywhere.
And in the United States, the expected conclusion of Ben Bernanke’s term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in January is already inviting speculation about his successor.
With leverage and speculation increasing on a cumulative basis, this whole process was bound to end with monetary policy losing its effectiveness, and the economy suffering under the weight of imbalances (or “headwinds”) built up over the course of many years.
China’s Untapped Growth PotentialSHANGHAI – China’s economic slowdown, from a nearly 10% annual output gain in 2007 to below 8% today, has fueled widespread speculation about the economy’s growth potential.
Whether he can be released from prison is now a source of intense speculation.
After all, capital inflows cause the greatest harm when they drive rapid increases in credit-financed consumption or real-estate speculation.
This response is based on the hypothesis that, unlike the Greece crisis, which is a genuine case of insolvency, the Spanish and Italian crises are mainly attributable to self-fulfilling speculation.
Xi’s triumph at the 19th National Congress has understandably fueled widespread speculation that his now-formidable power will enable him to impose his vision of hardline authoritarian rule, underpinned by Chinese nationalism, in the coming years.
Much speculation has centered on the recent damage to London’s reputation stemming from the scandal surrounding banks’ manipulation of the Libor interest rate.
Despite published speculation about the country’s nuclear intentions, the IAEA considered Libya to be NPT-compliant.
Following media speculation that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission would question him further, and possibly detain him for an extended period, he obtained a court order restraining the government from breaching his right to freedom of movement, because he had not yet been charged with any crime.
They have often dismissed as unorthodox, if not heretical, any claim of personal contact with the Imam or speculation about his arrival.
Such measures as the efforts by the European Parliament to regulate the derivatives market or the British government’s ban on short selling in the wake of the financial crisis or the demand to caps bankers’ bonuses are contemporary expressions of the wish to reduce the power of financial speculation to damage the economy.
At a symposium in Paris last month entitled “New World, New Capitalism,” Sarkozy described capitalism based on financial speculation as “an immoral system” that has “perverted the logic of capitalism.”
Speculators at the PumpsWASHINTGTON, DC – Until a few weeks ago, while oil prices were surging, debate raged about the relative roles of economic fundamentals and speculation in boosting oil prices.
But if they are due to speculation, then policymakers speculators must act to rein in behavior that has imposed huge and needless costs on the global economy.
And, when the evidence is confronted, it points to speculation as a culprit.
Whereas many oil market participants have blamed speculation, most economists defend how oil markets have performed and point to economic fundamentals.
A third argument is that if speculation were to blame for price increases, there should have been an increase in oil inventories, because speculators do not consume oil but instead store it for later sale.
Since there has been no rise in inventories, there has been no speculation.
Additionally, oil market speculation may have induced “echo speculation,” whereby ultimate users buy refined products in advance to protect against future price hikes.
Proving that speculation is responsible for higher prices is always difficult, because it tends to occur against a background of strong fundamentals.
However, there is considerable evidence that strongly indicates rampant speculation in today’s oil markets.
Moreover, the actual behavior of oil prices is consistent with speculation.
Despite the oil market’s size, speculation can move prices because of the inelasticity of demand and supply.
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