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By Alanna Byrne |
October 11, 2012
Four high-ranking Republican members of the House Committee on Financial Services accused the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Wednesday of wasting time and money when implementing a law that would have set position limits on derivatives tied to 28 physical commodities.
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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
October 1, 2012
A CFTC commissioner says the agency should appeal a federal judge’s decision blocking Dodd-Frank Act limits on speculation in oil, natural gas and other commodities.
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By Alanna Byrne |
September 28, 2012
A U.S. district court today vacated a controversial Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rule that would have set position limits on derivatives tied to 28 physical commodities, and remanded the rule to the agency.
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By Silla Brush |
September 22, 2012
Citigroup Inc. will pay $525,000 to resolve U.S. regulatory claims that the Wall Street bank’s traders exceeded limits on speculation in wheat futures.
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By Alanna Byrne |
June 22, 2012
The debate on speculators’ role in the price of commodities has been going on for decades, but was reignited by spikes in commodities, particularly crude oil, in 2008.
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By Roger Runningen and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg |
March 12, 2012
The Obama administration is monitoring gasoline and diesel fuel prices in 360 U.S. cities to guard against fraud or price manipulation.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 20, 2011
Daily energy fundamentals with Phil Flynn
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By Phil Flynn |
March 10, 2011
Daily energy fundamentals with Phil Flynn
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By Press Release |
February 7, 2011
The CFTC fined Newedge USA, LLC for violating speculative position limits in live cattle in October 2009. Allegedy, Newedge was 4,045 contracts over the 450 contract limit
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By Christine Birkner |
August 1, 2009
Sen. Carl Levin released a report citing excessive speculation of commodity index traders on CME Group.
