market speculation

European leaders are in Brussels to discuss their latest plans to deal with the sovereign debt crisis. Market confidence in the euro is still shaky, despite the $1 trillion stability pact set up by the European Union.

Also on the agenda, controversial measures that some hope will prevent undue market speculation.

Most people don’t realize that the insane gas prices last year had nothing to do with increased demand and had everything to do with market speculation and hoarding encouraged by the top investment banks.