By EconMatters   Markets & Manipulation: A long History   Most markets these days are manipulated to some extent, and this is nothing new if we look back through the history of financial markets. But there are some strange things happening right now in the oil market worth mentioning.     Computer Pegging Algo   For the first time ever ...

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.03 percent to 15,349.64, while the NASDAQ rose 0.01 percent to 3,499.69. The S&P was also up, gaining 0.02 percent to 1,667.29. Top Headline

Prices of many commodities are down this year, but U.S. oil futures have rallied. Skeptics say the mismatch is a sign of trouble. Christian Berthelsen reports. Photo: AP.

A quiet day unfolding with just Chicago Fed permadove on the wires today at 1pm, following some early pre-Japan market fireworks in the USDJPY and the silver complex, where a cascade of USDJPY margin calls, sent silver to its lowest in years as someone got carted out feet first following a forced liquidation. This however did not stop the Friday ...

Ric Deverell is convinced the sell-off in gold is far from over. On Thursday, Deverell -- Credit Suisse's Global Head of Commodities -- told reporters in London that the yellow metal was heading to $1,100 this year and to $1.000 within five years. He made those comments during Credit Suisse's 5th annual commodities day in London. He also circulated a ...