June 6, 2008

Regulator commits to tracking futures volatility - CNNMoney.com(Futures Trading)- About: Futures News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The government's chief commodities trading regulator says his agency is determined, but ill-equipped, to gauge the effect an influx of speculative dollars has had on energy and food prices. Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, pressed Lukken on the effects of such investments on energy prices, saying he worried Wall Street's "positions market could unwind very quickly," wreaking havoc for consumers. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real-Time Services and subject to the Terms of Use . Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data . read more

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