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  • Big jump in gold sale spurs manipulation talk (3 US banks w/ 86,398 short positions)

    08/29/2008 10:56:06 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 52 replies · 385+ views
    Market Watch ^ | 08/29/08 | Moming Zhou
    Big jump in gold sale spurs manipulation talk Some analysts say only manipulation is government's attempt to take down oil By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch Last update: 7:54 p.m. EDT Aug. 29, 2008 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Recent heat from Congress and regulators, along with public speculation, over whether commodity prices are being manipulated has also reached gold pits, where the debate was stirred by a surge in bets last month that gold prices would fall. "Congress is already investigating allegations of manipulation in the oil market, and it seems likely that it is only a matter of time before a...