IATP helped draft and signed this letter to advocate regulatory and legislative means to excessive speculation and extreme price volatility in the commodity futures markets
IATP participated in the United Nations High Level Conference on the economic crisis, development and financial institution reform. This statement for a multi-stakeholder roundtable of government delegates and NGOs argues for an international agreement to regulate commodity futures exchanges
The Commodity Market Oversight Coalition is comprised of about 50 energy, agricultural, transportation and consumer organizations. CMOC advocates for U.S. legislation and rules to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets.
The U.S. and the European Union have a particular responsibility to address the global food crisis. This report outlines how they could play a constructive role.
When the Group of 20 heads of state meet later this week in London to discuss responses to the global financial crisis, one item directly affecting global food and energy security will be missing from the agenda: the regulation of commodity exchanges.
Steve Suppan discusses the connection between agricultural market speculation and food security, Mark Muller talks about sustainable agriculture and fluctuating markets, and Cecilia Martinez explains IATP's new Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy program.
Resumen del estudio, �Especulaci�n en las bolsas de materias primas: riesgos a la seguridad alimentaria y agricultura.�2 Conjuntamente con algunas reflexiones sobre medidas propuestas para reglamentar el mercado oculto (shadow market) de especulaci�n.
