The Obama administration today announced the nominations of Brian Quintenz and Chris Brummer to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Quintenz is the founder and managing principal of Washington, D.C.-based Saeculum Capital Management LLC and a former aide to Rep. Deborah Price. Brummer is a professor at Georgetown University Law School, with a background in international trade.
Consumer price inflation 2.5% in August
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in August, the same increase as the previous month, and rose 2.5% over the past year, the Labor Department said.