Tom Harkin set to put some of Humpty Dumpty back together.
Credit default swaps, heralded by Phil Gramm as a necessary and innovative new way in which risk can be passed off onto unwary suckers (paraphrase) ... jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Committee ... . In forcing them to be traded this way, it would grant the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 00:25:02
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The Case of the Telltale Hoax
The Case of the Telltale Hoax Who was behind the Mumbai massacre? ... commodities, including energy and agriculture futures, also ... commodities tumble NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices continued their descent Friday as a troubling [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 13:24:10
Vilsack on organic ag and ethanol
By David Roberts If you're digging around on Tom Vilsack, Obama's nominee to head USDA, you might want to check out a couple of interviews, ... ? I think it's a strategy that clearly needs to be part of the agricultural plan for the future ... , from a commodity-based process to a conservation-based process, which would benefit organic farms [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 18:51:28
Markets are in absolute freefall
The news on markets around the world is particularly dire this morning. Despite a late day rally in the U.S., markets in Asia and Europe are down as much as 9 and 10% and S&P Futures are 60 limit down ... 3%, agricultural commodities are down, and all currencies are getting killed against the dollar excep [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 10:49:05
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded mostly lower Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 8 cents to $7.7475 a bushel; December corn fell 7 cents to $5.6225; December oats [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 05:00:00
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 29.5 cents to $8.7475; December corn gained 10.5 cents to $5.95; November soybeans [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 05:00:00
Commodities
Agriculture futures finished mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 28.5 cents to end at $7.9375; December corn dipped 1.25 cents to close at $5.17; December [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 05:00:00
Foreign Currency Trading
Managers, pp. 291-299, which can be accessed through the House Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill Homepage ... currency (forex) trading scams.The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) made clear ... -exchange trading of foreign currency futures and options contracts with retail customers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 19:18:00
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 4.5 cents to $7.8775; December corn rose 1.5 cents to $5.92; December oats rose 4.5 [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 05:00:00
Changing BRIC for BRAC: A new look for global investors
Changing BRIC for BRAC: A new look for global investors Posted Jul 25th 2008 10:35AM by Steven Halpern Filed under: International markets, India, China, Brazil, Russia, Newsletters, Canada, Commodities, Oil, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy ... economies and still face exceptional futures. "But their major resources are cheap labor, which [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 10:35:00
Commodities
Chicago markets Agriculture futures traded mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 28.75 cents to $8.2575; December corn added 2 cents to $5.96; December oats [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 05:00:00
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 1.25 cents to $8.2325; July corn fell 23.75 cents to $6.9275; July oats declined 8 cents [more...]
Date: 2008-07-09 05:00:00
Lucas Named As GOP Ag Committee Leader
Congressman Frank Lucas was named today as the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture. He succeeds Virginia Rep ... Administration and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 23:13:27
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 5.75 cents to $9.04; July corn added 4 cents to $7.4625; July oats rose 3 cents to $4.27 [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 05:00:00
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 23 cents to $8.81; July corn lost 18.5 cents to $7.2775; July oats dropped 14 cents to $4.13 [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 05:00:00
Commodities
Agriculture futures traded lower Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 05:00:00
US stocks rebound as leaders scramble to save $700 bn bailout
US stock futures rebounded as President George W. Bush Tuesday assured the nation, amid growing signs of a sliding economy, ... are exploring several options for new approaches, but it appears likely that the new legislation ... . Exports are softening. Agricultural and other commodity prices are slipping." Lawmakers "now need [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 05:21:05
Did Airlines Help to Stop Oil Speculation?
The January 6 ATA SmartBrief (a free newsletter that is well worth subscribing to) ... in the prices of agricultural commodities as well? May also writes that “with nearly 90 organizations ... , speculative money started flowing rapidly out of the oil futures market.” This effect isn’t necessarily [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:13:47
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