http://huffpostfund.org/rss/tom-harkin en http://huffpostfund.org/blog/2009/08/20/once-toothless-regulator-cftc-now-wants-obama%E2%80%99s-derivatives-bill-strengthened <p>A major regulator of financial derivatives is flexing some newfound muscle in the wake of the economic meltdown.</p> <p>The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aMyte9fN..qQ">wants Congress</a> to strengthen the Obama administration’s legislative plan for overseeing the $592 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market, according to CFTC documents we obtained. <span class="read-more"><a href="/blog/2009/08/20/once-toothless-regulator-cftc-now-wants-obama%E2%80%99s-derivatives-bill-strengthened">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Read more &raquo;</a></span></p> Daily Grind Business & Finance Tom Harkin derivatives Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:29:25 +0000 Ben Protess 607 at http://huffpostfund.org