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Tag Archives: US Treasury
What is a dollar? — [VIDEO]
“Lawfully speaking, a dollar is still 371 grains of fine silver.”
Posted in Finance, The Global Economy
Tagged currencies, currency, dollar, Finance, Money, money creation, Ron Paul, US Congress, US dollar, US Federal Reserve, US government, US Treasury
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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
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Regulations
Tagged abuses, CFTC, clearinghouse, clearinghouses, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivative clearinghouse, derivative clearinghouses, derivatives, Finance, Financial Markets, financial reforms, frauds, laws, manipulations, Regulations, risks, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, systemic risks, Timothy Geithner, US Congress, US financial markets, US government, US Treasury
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Auditing the Federal Reserve — Ron Paul style
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged audit, auditing, banking system, banks, Ben Benanrke, central banks, creating money, deflation, economic crisis, economy, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, gold, government bonds, inflation, laws, loans, monetary policy, Money, money supply, public deficit, public spending, Regulations, Ron Paul, US banking system, US central bank, US Congress, US currency, US dollars, US economy, US financial crisis, US government, US monetary policy, US money supply, US public deficit, US Treasury
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Technical Note: If you are not able to see the right end of the huge chart below, read my info-tech tips over there. – -
Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged Bailout, economy, financial bailout, financial crisis, financial rescue, global economy, Paulson plan, US Congess, US economy, US Federal Reserve, US Treasury
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Bailout Plan
- Text of Draft Proposal + NYT explainer – Conrad Black’s take on the financial meltdown – Takes from 3 economists – More links here. More links, again. – UPDATE: Paul Krugman says the plan does not address the real … Continue reading
Will HedgeStreet USA, the hypothetical InTrade USA, and the hypothetical TradeFair USA, be regulated in the future by a merged SEC+CFTC regulatory structure?
That sounds like a good prediction market proposal. – As you all know: The SEC regulates the securities markets (which support capital formation). The CFTC regulates the futures markets (which exist to discover prices). The SEC is rules based, meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Market Proposals), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Regulations
Tagged Acting Chairman, CFTC, CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken Regarding Department, Chicago Tribune, CME Group, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Congress, D.C., Department of the Treasury, good government solutions, hybrid products, Jason Ruspini, merger, Paulson, SEC, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Department, United States, US Treasury, USD, Walt Lukken, Washington
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The information technology that caught Eliot Spitzer
Posted in Finance, Regulations
Tagged Client 9, Criminal Investigative Division, Eliot Spitzer, Emperor’s Club VIP, FBI, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN, governor, Information Technology, Internal Revenue Service, money laundering, New York, resignation, sex, suspicious activity reports, United States, US Treasury
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Details on how the Federal Reserve will TRY to crash real-money prediction exchanges InTrade-TradeSports and MatchBook
Via Betting Market, the Federal Reserve: Louise L. Roseman, Director, Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems Internet gambling Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading →