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The daily headlines discuss rising food prices and resulting unrest. Noted economist David Hale looks at why this is happening and the forces reshaping global agriculture markets

U.S. Grain Contracts Tap Benefits of CME Globex br> Grain contracts traded at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Kansas City Board of Trade and Chicago Board of Trade have come together on CME Globex
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A new look at the futures industry's longstanding model: centralized clearing, where futures exchanges around the world operate their own clearing houses
From the Top
A letter from the CME Group CEO
and the Executive Chairman
Bernard Connolly
explains his prior predictions about the collapse of the global market
Current Pulse
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits CME Group
Industry Connection
CME Group plans to host a new forum for financial industry leaders
Cutting Edge
Gaining Exposure to the Credit Derivatives Market
At Your Service
The Chicago -based futures pits are operating in a single
location for the first time in 100- plus years
Product Focus
CME Swaps on Swapstream--Efficient and Effective
