Financial Speculation in Commodity Markets: Are Institutional Investors and Hedge Funds Contributing to Food and Energy Price Inflation?

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
342 Dirksen

20/05/2008 at 10:30AM

Witnesses

  • Jeffrey H. Harris, Chief Economist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Michael W. Masters, Managing Member and Portfolio Manager, Masters Capital Management, LLC
  • Michael D. Walter, President, Commodity Markets Council
  • Benn Steil, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union