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The Aftermath of LIBOR and Penny-Shaving Attacks
August 12th, 2015
Anyone remember the LIBOR scandal from back in spring 2008? A trader for UBS Group and Citigroup named Tom Hayes was just sentenced by a British court to 14 years imprisonment for his role as a ringleader of the scandal. Darrell Duffie and Jeremy C. ...
Oil price slumps to lowest level in more than 6 years
August 12th, 2015
The price of U.S. crude oil has tumbled to its lowest level in more than six years. Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.88, or 4 percent, to settle at $43.08 a barrel in New York on Tuesday, its lowest close ...
Greece and lenders agree bailout, shares rally
August 11th, 2015
Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ruin. The deal, which came after 23 hours of talks ...
China About To Make History — Again
August 10th, 2015
Any discussion of China has to open with the now-widely-understood fact that the numbers it reports are not to be trusted. Knowing this makes it easy to dismiss claims of high and consistently-on-target GDP growth, for instance, as a ...
Suez Canal Upgrade May Not Ease Egypt’s Economic Journey
August 7th, 2015
“Egypt Rejoices,” the television networks and newspapers declared, announcing “Egypt’s gift to the world.” Businesses were closed, the streets of Cairo were empty, and the airwaves were full of patriotic songs and music videos — all featuring adoring images of ...
OPEC leader Saudi Arabia is having to borrow money
August 7th, 2015
Saudi Arabia is not as rich as you thought. The oil kingdom is facing a big hole in its budget, caused by the slump in oil prices and a sharp rise in military spending. That’s forcing the government to ...
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Pay a $300,000 Civil Monetary Penalty
August 7th, 2015
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Pay a $300,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Violations of Customer Protection Rule for Cleared Swaps and Related Supervision Failures Order Finds that the Firm Failed to Maintain Sufficient U.S. Dollars in ...
China Shares Fall; Japan Rises Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data
August 6th, 2015
Bank, energy firms pressure Australian shares China’s shares fell and bank shares pressured Australia on Thursday, but Japan’s market rose ahead of a key jobs report in the U.S. later this week. The Shanghai Composite Index was last down ...
8 Financial Experts That Are Warning That A Great Financial Crisis Is Imminent
August 5th, 2015
Will there be a financial collapse in the United States before the end of 2015? An increasing number of respected financial experts are now warning that we are right on the verge of another great economic crisis. Of course ...
HOTSPOT to offer free trading on new London-based Matching Engine
August 5th, 2015
Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced plans to incentivise customers by offering free trading for all transactions on its planned London-based matching engine to the end of 2015. BATS ...
