The Chairman seems to think the United States should set its regulatory policy as tight as possible and our foreign counterparts will simply follow our lead.
I and many of my colleagues have expressed some concern over the CFTC's proposals.
At best, position limits are a cure for a disease that does not exist, or at worst, a placebo for one that does.
The President issued an Executive Order January 18 in regards to a cost-benefit analysis that should be provided prior to any rulemaking.
Europe has a relative pragmatic approach to reforming derivatives and it offers a terrific opportunity at the expense of the United States.
To be perfectly blunt, the rule as proposed looked like a trial lawyer's full employment act.
Despite the strong, clear bipartisan congressional statements and intent on this topic, the Administration went forward in direct opposition...
The livestock sector is a driver of the agriculture economy, also a major reason agriculture has had a substantial success in the export mar...
The Administrator said that the new rule will be a plaintiff lawyer's dream. That is his quote. If the rule really only expands opportunitie...
Well, we certainly hope that does not happen.
Frankly, Secretary Vilsack was not here for the last Farm Bill debate. He did not know all of the history behind the congressional intent on...