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By Craig Torres and Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg |
February 4, 2013
Top U.S. bank regulators and lawmakers are pushing for action to limit the risk that the government again winds up financing the rescue of one or more of the nation’s biggest financial institutions.
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By Takahiko Hyuga, Bloomberg |
January 31, 2013
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, said it expects its investment banking operations to recover this year as the country’s stock rally prompts companies to tap capital markets.
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By Silla Brush |
January 28, 2013
The CFTC is reviewing whether energy futures contracts that are replacing swaps on the largest exchanges have enough transparency before they are traded.
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By Dave Michaels |
January 26, 2013
Robert Khuzami, the SEC's enforcement chief, said the agency is focused on charging exchanges and traders when their actions allegedly harm investors.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
January 25, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s unprecedented bond buying pushed the Fed’s balance sheet to a record $3 trillion as he shows no sign of softening his effort to bring down 7.8 percent unemployment.
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By Gavin Finch and Liam Vaughan |
January 24, 2013
Christian Bittar reportedly lost about $53 million in bonuses after he was fired for trying to rig interest rates.
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By Matthew Leising |
January 24, 2013
More than half of the $18 trillion in notional daily trading of energy swaps has moved to futures exchanges from the over-the-counter market.
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By Lu Wang |
January 9, 2013
The volatility index rose sharply, snapping a six-day streak of losses, after the gauge of U.S. stock options prices reached the lowest level since 2007.
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By Linda Sandler |
December 27, 2012
Lehman, which is due to make a third payment to creditors in March, had $5.6 billion in free cash on Nov. 30, an increase of $1.1 billion during the month.
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By Silla Brush |
December 18, 2012
A trade group claims Wall Street’s largest banks are exposed to risks through membership in clearinghouses that must guarantee swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.
