Forgotten Fortunes Editorial · Article Discussion
Read the original research: The 1996 Sumitomo $2.6B Copper Scandal and Japan’s Post-2011 LNG Import Shock
Story overview: A hidden copper-trading position caused huge losses at Sumitomo in the 1990s. After Fukushima, Japan faced a very different commodity shock as energy imports surged.
Discussion question: What role did the commodity itself play compared with speculation and financing?
Have a different interpretation? Share the evidence and explain why.
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