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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission will have authority to decide what derivatives must be centrally cleared rather than letting private parties make the call.

“Central clearing interposes a regulated clearinghouse between the original counterparties in a derivatives transaction and so creates an opportunity to make dealing more transparent.” CNBC video

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Peter Schiff disagrees with Nouriel Roubini about whether there is a commodity bubble (e.g., gold).

The 2 links that Peter Schiff talked about in his video: – http://www.europac.net/ – NYT: With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas. What Peter Schiff was referring to:

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