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Manipulation of Gasoline and Oil Markets

Gasoline & Oil Markets Rigged Far Worse Than Libor By EconMatters UBS paid $1.5 Billion for manipulating Libor, and Barclay`s already paid the piper for manipulating the Libor rate. Well, it is about time the CFTC get its act together, … Continue reading

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WTI Crude Oil To Test $65 Level in 2013

By EconMatters WTI closed November just shy of $89 a barrel on hopes of an improving economy. I think there is an argument for an improving economy in 2013, but it is just too early to tell how things are … Continue reading

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Forget Peak Oil, Time To Worry About Peak Oil Labor

By EconMatters In a recent working paper, researchers at the the IMF (International Monetary Fund) attempt to reconcile the Peak Oil debate that whether resource constraints will dictate the future of oil output and prices, or advance in technology motivated … Continue reading

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Economic Forecast for February 2011 – Black Swan Uncertainty

By some technical metrics the recovery has turned to expansion, but realistically much of the economy remains under the influence of the recession. Continue reading

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