In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

The debate over whether speculation is an important factor in oil markets continues. Here's a round up of today's debate (so far):Jim Hamilton:How big...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

Macro Shares filed for two ETFs that allow for gaming real estate prices as measured by the S&P Case-Shiller Composite 10 Home Price Index.The 10 in t...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

By Jim WiandtThere are some incredibly interesting and important issues around oil futures, as Matt Hougan points out. And with oil at around $130, co...

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In Economist's View - Posted 5 weeks ago

Stephen P. A. Brown, Raghav Virmani, and Richard Alm of the Dallas Fed look at why oil prices are so high, and whether the high prices are likely to c...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

Excerpt from the Hussman Funds' Weekly Market Comment (5/27/08):Normally, the oil futures curve is in backwardation, which means that futures pri...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

Commodity pricing theory mainly focuses on the transference of a risk premia from risk-adverse hedgers to speculators. This insurance-like con...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

Nextweek, I plan to start lightening up on some of my energy holdings.There are both bullish and bearish arguments on future crude oilprices, but I th...

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In Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future - Posted 6 weeks ago

For the first time in the history of oil futures trading, oil prices are in continuous contango--that is, oil futures get progressively more expensive...

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In EnergyBulletin.net Latest News - Posted 6 weeks ago

Staff, Energy Bulletin. Financial Times: Fears over oil supply move into the mainstream ('Are the peak oilists right?')Jeffrey Brown's warning on oil ...

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In Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future - Posted 6 weeks ago

Has Peak Oil, as a meme, tipped ? Our latest oil price poll suggests that well over 70% of the sample (N 3000 now) thinks that oil will at least sta...

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