Via Max Keiser.com, Stacy Herbert.
Het congres van de VS is vrijgesteld van vervolging in geval van beurstransacties met voorkennis:
"The US Senate and the US Supreme Court are the only two out of 975 federal entities that seem to have no rules or laws prohibiting them from trading stocks based on nonpublic information they gain on the job. A 2004 study revealed that US Senators’ stock trades performed 12.3% better than the market average.(bron) "
Dat schept mogelijkheden.
"U.S. commodity regulators are examining whether traders received early word of a decision to coordinate a release of global oil stockpiles ahead of Thursday’s announcement by the International Energy Agency, according to a person familiar with the matter." (bron)
Maar al eerder werdt manipulatie van de olie prijs vastgesteld, het bleek zeer eenvoudig. Maar 1 miljard dollar was genoeg om prijs effecten teweeg te brengen. Hoe kan dit niet tot corruptie leiden?