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Speculation and the new price commodity crisis: separating the wheat from the chaff

This blog by IATP's Steve Suppan originally appeared on the Triple Crisis blog.

Curious critique of Wall Street Reform bill

The New York Times ran an odd commentary yesterday from Minnesota farmer Betsy Jensen concerned about how the new Wall Street financial reform bill could negatively affect farmers and “change the way I do business on the farm.”  She fears that all speculators, even traditional ones, coulld be d

Financial services industry still in denial: History, get me a rewrite

Even before President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on July 21, articles and blogs had forecast the circumvention of the law by legions of clever lobbyists for Wall Street—many of them former regulators—through the federal rule-making process to implem

IATP Comment on a Revision of the European Commission Market Abuse Directive (MAD)

IATP comment on the revision of the European Commission Market Abuse Directive (MAD) to extend the authority of the MAD to cover Over the Counter (OTC) trades and trades on unregulated venues. Given the volume, value and volatility of OTC trades ($300 trillion in notional value for U.S.

Wall Street reform bill a win for farmers and rural communities

It was late 2008 when IATP first sounded the alarm on the role of Wall Street speculators in driving agriculture prices up and down like a yoyo—hurting both farmers and consumers alike—and contributing to growing hunger around the world.

Wall Street reform bill signed today will limit excessive speculation in agriculture

Minneapolis – The Wall Street reform bill signed today by President Obama will severely restrict excessive speculation on agriculture commodity futures markets that has harmed U.S. farmers and countries battling hunger, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Financial reform important for agriculture

With the passing of Senator Robert Byrd, and the retreat of several Senate Republicans, the passage of financial reform now appears to be in doubt.

Climate change and the World Cup

To be in Brazil during the World Cup of futbol (soccer) is to see both a massive outpouring of national pride and mass marketing of the very first order. Museums will change their opening hours and churches will change the times they offer mass on any day that Brazil plays. Brazil will host the World Cup 2014.

Senate vote on historic financial reform critical for agriculture

Minnnneapolis – The Senate’s approval of an historic financial reform bill last night is a first step toward preventing the excessive financial speculation that has wreaked havoc in agricultural commodity futures contracts over the last several years, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Press release: Financial reform bill important for agriculture

Senate vote on historic financial reform critical for agricultureNew rules would help address excessive speculation in agricultural futures contracts May 21, 2010Contact: Ben Lilliston, (612) 870-3416, ben@iatp.org

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