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On the recordJuly 20, 2009
Do you believe that the dramatic increase in commodity indexed trading and the futures which are purchased to hedge against a risk, has played a significant role in the failure of convergence?
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin questions the impact of commodity trading on market convergence issues.

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