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Financial markets and the role political scandals play

By Jeff Greenblatt | May 20, 2013

Headlines recently have been dominated by political scandal. Here's how these revelations play out in the markets.

JPMorgan packages notes linked to bank loan ETF to tap demand

By Kevin Dugan and Sridhar Natarajan | May 18, 2013

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is capitalizing on growing investor appetite for risky assets by selling securities betting on corporate debt.

Gold ETF outflows drag on metal as holdings drop to 4-year low

By Austin Kiddle | May 17, 2013

As inflation is low and equity markets are rising, gold-backed ETP investors have been rotating out of gold. The SPDR Gold Trust holdings dropped to a four-year low to 1,041 metric tons yesterday.

BOX Exchange gets SEC OK to trade jumbo S&P 500 ETF options

By Nina Mehta and Nikolaj Gammeltoft | May 6, 2013

BOX Options Exchange will be the first to begin trading larger-size contracts on the most-active U.S. equity derivatives product.

Politics playing key role in financial market trends

By Jeff Greenblatt | April 29, 2013

Like market patterns, the political landscape and its impact on prices takes on different meanings as contexts shift.

Global markets driving skepticism, exuberance

By John L. Caiazzo | April 28, 2013

A level of skepticism pervades the global marketplace as economic and geopolitical events are largely set aside in favor of "irrational exuberance."

Lurching gold ETF veers from metal most in year amid selloff

By Inyoung Hwang and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg | April 17, 2013

Ten days of pessimism flared into gold’s worst rout since 1980 this week, with selling so strong it knocked the world’s third-biggest exchange-traded fund further below its asset value than any time in a year.