Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mid Week News 07 Jul

Energy
  • Role of Financial Speculation in Driving Crude Prices. (Commodities Now)
  • CFTC's "Study" On Day Traders' Role in Oil Markets. (FT Commodities)
  • Oil Traders Should Watch Instability in Syria. (FT Beyond BRICs)
  • South Texas Worries Over Gas Industry's Water Use During Drought. (Platts)
  • ICE Brent Contract Traded More Volume Than WTI 4 Days in June. (WSJ)
  • Can I Generate & Sell Electricity? (EIA)
Markets
Central Banks
Politics
  • Rand Paul Threatens To Filibuster Debt Ceiling Talks Without Balanced Budget Amendment. (Zerohedge)
  • Rand Paul Addresses Debt Ceiling on Senate Floor. (Campaign for Liberty)
  • Banks & Insurers Meet To Thrash Out Greek Plan. (Reuters)
  • Geithner Has Not Told Obama He Wants To Go. (Reuters)
HFT/Algo
Graphics
  • European Money Market Fund Hemorrhaging. (FT Alpha)