While the United States Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, issues Federal Register Document 2010–456, increasing the margin requirements for foreign currency speculation from 100:1 to 10:1.

       NOTE: Critics claim that this will restrict speculation in currency fluctuations to institutional investors only forcing individual investors out of the market.

       [added 3/6/2021] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.