Dan Walker

Speculation, Swaps and the Price of Oil

fxtrader07: I hate to tell you, but the Federal Reserve Bank is a private corporation and JP Morgan is its largest shareholder. Whose interest do you think Ben has at heart?

And to Mr. Kedrosky, the author of this fine piece, go look at the volumes. There has been scant volume in the forward months for the last year. The specs who are holding oil for ransom aren't interested in long-dated contracts. They are rolling from the front month to the next the week before the contracts expire. And your comment on hoarding is spot on. But that all may soon end.

U.S. Bank Dividend Yields Revisited

Don't you think it prudent to wait until the shooting stops before you start picking up causalities?