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Asian shares rebound, sterling jumps on UK exit polls
May 8th, 2015
Asian shares rebounded from one-month lows on Friday, helped by signs global bond markets are stabilising after a big selloff, though investors were on guard ahead of U.S. jobs data and crunch talks between Greece and its creditors at the weekend. ...
Banks Expected to Settle FX Probes for Billions
May 7th, 2015
Citigroup Inc., Barclays PLC, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group are expected to plead guilty to rigging foreign-currency exchange rates and pay billions in combined penalties. Four big banks are expected to plead guilty ...
FINRA Sanctions LPL Financial LLC $11.7 Million for Widespread Supervisory Failures Related a Number of Key Areas
May 7th, 2015
FINRA Sanctions LPL Financial LLC $11.7 Million for Widespread Supervisory Failures Related to Complex Products Sales, Trade Surveillance and Trade Confirmations Delivery LPL Ordered to Pay Approximately $1.7 Million in Restitution to Customers The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ...
Oil Sector May Not Cause Financial Apocalypse After All
May 7th, 2015
Across the oil patch, banks are starting to close off their exposure to some of the riskiest oil drillers. A new monthly survey from the Federal Reserve finds that banks that have issued loans to oil drillers are projecting some of ...
Dollar struggles on soft data, sterling awaits election
May 7th, 2015
Dollar index hits two-month lows Euro breaks above $1.13 for the first time since late Feb Sterling on defensive for UK elections Aussie up slightly after fall on local job data The dollar languished near its lowest levels ...
US authorities throw the book at Ripple Labs
May 6th, 2015
Ripple Labs has been fined $700,000 by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in the first successful civil enforcement action against a virtual currency exchange. According to the charge sheet brought by US authorities, Ripple Labs, and its ...
BofA Paying $315 Million to Settle With BNP, Deutsche Bank
May 6th, 2015
Bank of America Corp. agreed in March to pay a combined total of $315 million to settle lawsuits with Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas Mortgage Corp. related to fraud losses at failed lender Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage ...
JPMorgan in advanced talks to settle forex investigation
May 6th, 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) said on Tuesday it is in “advanced stages” of settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Reserve over previously disclosed investigations into its foreign exchange trading. The company gave the description ...
U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Surging Imports
May 6th, 2015
Stronger dollar, influx of foreign goods augur lower numbers on economic growth A stronger dollar and an influx of pent-up imports into West Coast ports are pointing the U.S. economy toward its third quarterly contraction in its six-year-long expansion, ...
Asian stocks at 2-week lows, bond woes spread, dollar slips
May 6th, 2015
Selloff in government bonds from Germany to Australia China stocks bounce after moderately encouraging PMI data Commodities rally in what might be a return to reflation Dollar softer on trade blow out, Fed’s Yellen speech awaited (.) A selloff in global ...