Hedge funds and other speculators jumped in, which sent the price up even more.
The value of vacant apartments held by speculators is about 15% of gross domestic product.
Only in palladium did speculators buck the trend of reducing exposure to the metal.
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Is the latest run the action of speculators, as Silvio Berlusconi mused in his farewell statement?
Many would rather surrender sovereignty to a Europe, where they have influence, than to financial speculators.
Only in the platinum group metals, where speculators shed bullish positions, was the activity as expected.
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Why is it only since 2006 that people have blamed speculators for artificially influencing price?
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In China, speculators are diving into the yuan, betting its recent rise will continue.
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Speculators often lose huge sums on commodity bets, rather denting their reputation for moving markets.
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Sixty percent of the cases handled here involve homeowners who were speculators and out-of-towners.
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Smart speculators will quickly take their profits in oil and invest their gains in equities.
Large banks, governments, companies, speculators, take part in this market every day, all across the world.
Betting on container rates, which are a proxy for economic activity, may also appeal to speculators.
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The weaker price action in the platinum group metals led to speculators cutting bullish exposure.
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Activity by speculators showed an overall reduction in net long positions for the platinum group metals.
FORBES: FOCUS: Falling Prices Push Speculators To Cut Bullish Metals Positions -CFTC
Those speculators who bought Nakheel's debt at half its face value have been vindicated.
The early commodity speculators, such as Jim Rogers, saw it coming and cleaned up.
Individual speculators may lose from the resulting busts but society gains from their overoptimistic investments.
And futures were not built for investors, they were built for hedgers and speculators.
Despite the very small net-long position for speculators, silver prices are holding up, said Commerzbank.
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Teach them a trading business lesson 101, the value of market-makers, liquidity providers and speculators.
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Speculators paid people to file mortgage applications to buy houses and apartments and quickly flip them.
Our advice to speculators: If you like pure gambles, check out the foreign currency market.
In copper, speculators switched back to net-short positions for the first time since Nov. 27.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators' Net-Long Position In Gold Rebounds Temporarily - CFTC
The success of its speculations has made it a favorite among, wait for it, speculators.
Simply, financial speculators are hoping that the price of barrel of oil will change.
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To do that, you have to look at the entire market, which includes more than speculators.
In a way, speculators on both sides are caught between a rock and hard place.
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Excessive building, overeager speculators and problems in the mortgage market have created a glut of homes.
Platinum saw a fall in the net-long position held by speculators and palladium a rise.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculative Buyers Mostly Return To Precious Metals -CFTC
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