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By Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg |
May 23, 2013
U.S. bankers and insurers are trying to use trade deals, which can trump existing legislation, to weaken parts of the Dodd-Frank Act designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.
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By Shobhana Chandra and Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, which may raise concern the slowdown in economic growth is prompting an increase in firings.
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By Brendan Murray and Scott Lanman, Bloomberg |
April 5, 2013
After watching Ben S. Bernanke take unprecedented steps for four years to rebound from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the Bank of Japan is signaling that the Federal Reserve’s full-throttle approach to stimulus is the way to end 15 years of deflation.
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By Catherine Bosley and Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg |
March 27, 2013
Switzerland rejected calls for tougher regulation of commodity traders, including Vitol SA, Glencore International Plc and Trafigura Beheer BV, in favor of a voluntary industry code.
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By Hans Nichols, Bloomberg |
March 22, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said he’s “spoken to the president a bit” about his future and that he feels no personal responsibility to stay at the helm until the Fed winds down its unprecedented policies to stimulate the economy.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins |
March 14, 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co. engaged in high-risk proprietary trading under the guise of ordinary hedging, said Senate investigators.
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By John Brynjolfsson |
March 5, 2013
A Chinese proverb, which could certainly be applied to the examination of monetary policy, advises: “if you want to know what the water is like, don’t ask the fish.” I take this advice to heart, as it fit my approach to life—step back and look at the big picture from...
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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 Fabio Benedetti-Valentini and Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici introduced a bill designed to force the country’s largest banks to fence off proprietary trading activities in dedicated units.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
Volcker rule opponents are making their case for alternatives to the proprietary trading ban at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing as regulators move closer to completing work on the Dodd-Frank Act measure.
