Speculation

Campaigners have welcomed the move to pull out of speculative deals with hedge funds which made the company up to £278 million in 2012.…

Britain’s biggest commodities player admits that betting on food prices bad for image, as campaigners push for regulation.…

It’s time governments took on the banks and put a stop to food speculation, says Miriam Ross.…

Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled, says Natasha Adams.…

Barclays gets the recognition it deserves for making millions from speculating on food prices.…

Maize and wheat are hot assets, right up there with gold…

As protestors gear up to occupy financial centres across the globe, Deborah Doane calls on world leaders to limit high-finance's meddling in agricultural markets.…

It's time to get blogging about food...…