The new law meant an influx of fresh money buying oil futures as a financial investment rather than as a means of locking in future prices (which is what actual users of oil had been doing).
But I think what the American people are looking for in this town are people not to focus on their own political futures, but focus on the futureof the American people.
This prompted some concerns about future Chinese demand, particularly since the country has been a good source of buying, said Frank Lesh, futures analyst with FuturePath Trading.