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King Abdullah critical of speculators

Posted by alfied on June 23, 2008

King Abdullah critical of speculators
Irish Sun
Monday 23rd June, 2008

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has slammed so-called oil speculators for forcing the price of a barrel of oil up to almost 140 dollars. Read the rest of this entry »

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JEDDAH: India advocates price band; blames speculators for oil surge

Posted by alfied on June 22, 2008

NEWINDPRESS.COM

JEDDAH: India on Sunday advocated for a price band for crude oil and blamed the speculators for the surge in global crude prices saying this is threatening to ‘wipe out’ economic gains of developing countries. Read the rest of this entry »

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Germany in call for ban on oil speculation

Posted by seumasach on May 27, 2008

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard(TELEGRAPH)

27/05/2008

German leaders are to propose a worldwide ban on oil trading by speculators, blaming the latest spike in crude prices on manipulation by hedge funds. Read the rest of this entry »

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