30
JUN
2012

Barclays Capital and the Business of Commodity Speculation

  I was recently given a link to an interesting paper written last year that explores the business of commodity speculation. Written by Brett Scott at the World Development Movement, it tells the story of Barclays and its business in the commodity derivatives business....
22
JUN
2012

Negative Impacts of Commodities Speculation

A bibliography entitled “Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions,” has been updated with a number of additional papers on the topic. Compiled by Markus Henn, at the German NGO,WEED, it is a comprehensive...