Your “buying it themselves and enough of it to make a difference. ”
Maybe that’s why it jumped so high after they announced it. TPTB are very good at putting square pegs into round holes.
Sometimes I think they are trying to create a war situation to avoid a massive deflation situation. There are many signs of a collapse in prices. Then again, maybe they WANT a deflation. That would be like restoring the Dollar to its original value.
$1000 for a new car, and 50 cents/hr minimum wage, .10 cents for gasoline.