It is commonly asserted that speculative buying by index funds in commodity futures andover–the–counter derivatives … markets created a ‘‘bubble’’ in commodity prices, with the resultthat prices, and crude oil prices, in particular, far … situation in commoditymarkets are inconsistent with the existence of a substantial bubble in commodity prices.Third, available …

agricultural commodity prices experienced over the last several years. Commodity index traders (CITs) and other large institutional … traders are commonly accused of exerting a destabilizing influence on commodity prices. The intensity of the debate over the … role of CITs appeared to wane with the reduction in commodity prices since 2008 but the recent release of a well …

It is commonly asserted that speculative buying by index funds in commodity futures and overâ …€“the–counter derivatives markets created a ‘‘bubble’’ in commodity prices, with the result that prices, and crude oil prices, in … conceptually flawed and reflect fundamental and basic misunderstandings of how commodity futures markets actually work. Second, a …

the Commodity Credit Corporation fell more than 25 percent in FY 1985 to about $2.8 billion from $3.8 billion in FY 1984 …