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Speculators' Impact on Prices
Should speculators be excluded from food and oil markets, where high prices cost lives?
A look at the role speculators in futures markets play in the huge global increase in commodity prices. Commentators say there's little doubt that prices would be lower if speculators hadn't moved in, and high prices can have a huge impact on poorer economies. Should speculators be excluded from food and oil markets?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project