Gone Rogue: One Bad Broker Made Oil Prices Spike
On Tuesday, oil trading volumes rose overnight and prices jumped more than $2 a barrel without apparent market justification. The explanation? A rogue broker had been making unauthorized trades with global implications. For more on the story, The Takeaway is joined by Gordon Heslop, oil analyst with Redmayne Bentley, private stockbrokers and investment analysts.
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