freewillybird

G-7 Central Bankers Stymied By 'Crude Oil Vigilantes'

Nice analysis, but I have 2 questions that you did not cover. First, is the Fed worried about deflation (eg real estate deflation), and is this partly behind all these rate cuts? Second, given the liberal margin requirements for crude futures contracts, do you think that oil producing nations are bidding up the futures contracts to help their bottom line?