President Trump’s speech on tax reform was good but it is unlikely that his current efforts will do much to make tax reform happen. Tax reform is possible but first, Trump needs to get out of the way and let Congress...
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News / 10 Mar 2018
Oil optimism is the real deal
There is a wave of overt optimism rolling through the oil market and I am seeing first hand, signs that confirm that the optimism may lead to a new chapter for crude and one that may include several out-of-the-box initiatives. Much…
Media mentions / OpEds
The super soaker Hurricane Harvey has inundated not only Corpus Cristi, Houston and many other cities and towns, it has wreaked havoc on energy production. What’s for sure is that gasoline prices, which have been surging, will continue to rise. That...
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Hurricane Harvey has already impacted oil prices. Bart Chilton, former US trading commissioner, joins RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss the economic impact of the catastrophic hurricane and price-gouging at service stations in affected areas.
OpEds
The white sheet has been taken off the head of the White House and it was called out yesterday by an unlikely group: President Donald Trump’s corporate colleagues. What’s transpired is both historic and consequential for policy, politics, and national security....
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It’s been a long week for President Trump and today he announced the disbandment of his Manufacturing Council and Strategy and Policy Forum.
Bart Chilton discusses the lack of leadership at the CFTC with Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley on “Bloomberg Markets.”
Media mentions / OpEds
Evaluating our U.S. presidents is done intermittently. Such benchmarks are the bedrock upon which we gauge the past. The first 100 days of an administration—a standard used since Franklin Roosevelt’s Administration—arrived on April 29th. President Trump said it was a “ridiculous...
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Media mentions / OpEds
Arguably the most presidential periods of Donald Trump’s administration were in February when he addressed a joint session of Congress and in May on his first foreign foray when he visited Saudi Arabia and Israel, followed by Belgium for a North...
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OpEds / Righting Regulation
The Trump administration has made it clear that it wants to relax financial regulations — curbs that were put in place to protect the U.S. from another financial crisis. If this happens, it would be a disastrous and deeply dangerous choice...
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Is there a Bitcoin’s bubble or Led Zeppelin? Crypto currency holds promise, but investors beware of digital wallets!
Testimonials
"Writing rules for Wall Street doesn't afford much opportunity for artistic license. Unless, that is, you're Bart Chilton who is prone to waxing poetic on arcane financial matters."
The New York Times
"The competition for colorful comments has a clear winner: Bart Chilton."
The Wall Street Journal
"Even some of his adversaries will especially miss his way with words."
