ice ice baby

There was no football on tonight, and I did not look at the debates either for I felt I would one, be disappointed in Obama and two, ... on their own, but I got a few more things I would like to shit out of my brain. I have mentioned the Commodity ... in 2000 (Got damn Bill Clinton).The Commodity futures modernization act seemed to have been designed [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 12:53:00

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In the loophole

By Kate Sheppard On Sunday, Barack Obama promised to end unregulated oil speculation and close the "Enron loophole," ... that was included in the Commodities Futures Modernization Act in 2000 that exempted energy trading on electronic platforms from regulation. Democrats say that the measure was added to the bill by former Sen. Phil [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 17:58:38

Olbermann Blames McCain for Bipartisan Clinton-signed 'Enron Loophole'

Almost two years ago, NewsBusters wondered when media would begin reporting Enron's ties to higher oil and gas prices ... "Enron Loophole" created by the enactment of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. Though ... trading, deregulation that lets speculators overwhelm trading in oil futures, those complicated [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 14:38:34

McCain Economics -- Had Your Phil Yet?

Today, John McCain said "the fundamentals of this economy are strong" and promised to "reduce the burden of government ... as a likely advisor in a future administration. But while Gramm was Chairman of the Senate Banking ... are the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB) in 1999, and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 22:37:14

foreign currency scam

UPDATE:  On May 22, 2008, the Congress passed H.R. 6124, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (also known as “the Farm Bill”) ... a sharp rise in foreign currency (forex) trading scams. The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 ... trading authority and operate pools with respect to retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:15:07

ARM and Hammer: Bailout Ascends Toward $2.25 Trillion

by anderson Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture points to the ballooning size of the financial bailout, which is now leaning toward $2 ... requirements by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. During the early 2000s, the Federal Reserve ... ratio. After the 2004 exemption, firms levered up as much as 40 to 1. Not surprising, the five brokers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 17:59:36

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

Mickey Beats Me To It

Proving once again that the early bird gets left in the starting gate, Mickey Kaus presents a rebuttal from "emailer Z" ... had been incorporated into the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. Let's go to Phil Gramm [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 13:30:26

Bigger Problems Lurked Behind Deregulatory Measures

On November 12, 1999, President Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, ... break in 2000, it got Gramm to tack the Commodities Futures Modernization Act onto an unrelated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 18:05:41

Marilyn Barrett: "Gotcha" Legislation and Congressional Failures

A 60 Minutes episode aired several months ago focused on the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (the "Act") and the substantial role it played in our current economic crisis. The Act [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 04:00:32

Marilyn Barrett: "Gotcha" Legislation and Congressional Failures

A 60 Minutes episode aired several months ago focused on the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (the "Act") and the substantial role it played... Add to StumbleUpon Add to digg [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 04:00:32

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