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CME launches new European contracts

Bernardo Mariano
May 20, 2015
A daily summary of news and bits from around the trading world

Fed to look at rates meeting by meeting

Howard Schneider and Michael Flaherty, Reuters
February 24, 2015
The Federal Reserve seems to remain undecided regarding interest rate hikes.

Market waiting on Yellen

Nick Gentle and Stephen Kirkland, Bloomberg
February 24, 2015
Stocks went wild Tuesday as markets anticipated Yellen's address to Senate.

Election in search of meaning

Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg
November 4, 2014
Fill in the blank: Today’s midterm elections are about _____.

Fed said to release plan to limit banks’ commodities activities

Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg
January 14, 2014
The Federal Reserve is poised to take a preliminary step toward limiting banks’ activities with commodities.

CFTC agenda to slow as Senate panel eyes 2014 for confirmations

Silla Brush, Bloomberg
November 20, 2013
The Senate panel responsible for confirming President Barack Obama’s picks for the CFTC said it won’t act this year.

Congress vote ends fiscal impasse to be revisited in January

Terry Atlas, Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg
October 17, 2013
After the disruptions of a shutdown and displays of dysfunction, Congress did what it could have done weeks ago: voted to fund the government.

Senate passes accord to end shutdown with House poised next

Richard Rubin, Kathleen Hunter and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg
October 16, 2013
The Senate voted 81-18 to halt the 16-day government shutdown and raise the U.S. debt limit, moving closer to ending the nation’s fiscal impasse.

Senate deal on U.S. debt limit emerging as time runs short

Richard Rubin, Kathleen Hunter and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg
October 15, 2013
Senate leaders are poised to reach an agreement as early as today to bring a halt to the fiscal standoff, and now must race the clock to sell the plan to lawmakers before U.S. borrowing authority runs out this week.

Debt accord elusive as Senate leaders seek U.S. shutdown end

Michael C. Bender, Terry Atlas and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg
October 14, 2013
Senate leaders have yet to reach an agreement on how to end the U.S. fiscal impasse amid mounting concern in financial markets three days before the government’s borrowing authority lapses.