Commodity speculators: Blame them or embrace them?

The role of speculators in commodity futures markets has come under increased scrutiny this year, especially as food prices kept a historic pace alongside a financial meltdown and the US presidential election. Feed Tech asks experts about the positions of speculators and investment banks in the futures trade and how governments should – or should not – handle them. Since trade rules made it more appealing for investment banks to enter the commodities field,more and more finan