August 09, 2022 | Commentary
  • Type of publication: Commentary
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Finance, Jobs & Macroeconomics
  • Publication Date: 2022-08-09
  • Authors:
    • Add Authors: Jayati Ghosh
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>> Read article published by Project Syndicate

PERI's Jayati Ghosh discusses how prices in many commodity derivatives markets remain highly volatile, as hedge funds and other financial firms rush out as rapidly as they piled in. The lack of prompt action to address this suggests that regulators and policymakers are still putting financial interests above the interests of everyone else.

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