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CFTC Says Flexibility essential to Oversee Cross-Border Swaps
July 31st, 2014
U.S. regulators need flexibility in overseeing cross-border swaps, a lawyer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission told a federal judge as he defended the agency’s reliance on guidance rather than formal rules in a lawsuit brought by Wall Street’s ...
New York Governor involved in BNP deal to get $1 billion more for NY state fund
July 31st, 2014
Only days before U.S. authorities reached a landmark $8.97 billion settlement with BNP Paribas over the bank’s dealings with countries subject to U.S. sanctions, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo intervened to ensure the state government got a much bigger ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Consolidates Below 0.9400
July 30th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Wednesday, July 30, 2014 The Australian dollar has spent the last few days easing back below both the 0.9425 and 0.9400 levels with the former providing some resistance, which has now resulted in some consolidation ...
Australia 200 – Taking Advantage of Support at 5550
July 30th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, July 30, 2014 The Australia 200 Index will be looking to see if it can maintain the break above 5550 after reaching a six year high in the middle of last week and a new ...
Asian Equities Extend Six Year High
July 30th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a fourth day, with the regional benchmark index extending a six-year high, before the Federal Reserve updates markets on monetary policy today and as the U.S. and European Union strengthened sanctions against Russia. Honda Motor ...
Banks Cash In on Mergers Intended to avoid Taxes
July 29th, 2014
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, recently said, “I love America.” Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, wrote an opinion article saying, “Investing in America still produces the best return.” Yet guess who’s behind the ...
China Shares Roll after PMI Data
July 24th, 2014
Chinese stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a three-month high, as a jump in the nation’s manufacturing gauge spurred optimism the government will meet its economic-growth target for this year. Industrial Bank Co. (601166) and Poly Real Estate ...
Bitcoins Can’t Shake Bubble Image in Poll After 45% Drop
July 18th, 2014
Bitcoins, which lost 45 percent of their value after skyrocketing to more than $1,100 last year, are poised to tumble further, according to the latest Bloomberg Global Poll of financial professionals. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed said the virtual ...
Alibaba Plans IPO for After Labor Day
July 18th, 2014
Investors will have to wait a little longer for a chance to buy into the year’s most-anticipated initial public offering. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Thursday decided to push back its IPO—which could raise more than $20 billion—until after ...
AbbVie-Shire Deal Is Expected, in a Flight to a Lower-Tax Locale
July 18th, 2014
The biggest deal of the year is set to be announced on Friday morning, as the pharmaceutical giant AbbVie plans to announce a $53 billion acquisition of Shire, according to people briefed on the matter. The deal will allow ...
