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Friday newspaper round-up: Rogue trader blamed for oil spike

Date: Friday 03 Jul 2009

The startling spike in oil prices to their highest level this year on Tuesday was caused by a rogue broker who placed a massive bet in the Brent oil market, triggering almost $10m (€7m) of losses for his company.

PVM Oil Associates, the world’s largest over-the-counter oil brokerage,...

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