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ThinkstockWhen we look at the most recent findings from the World Gold Council (WGC), the most obvious take is that…
ThinkstockRichmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker is speaking this morning at the Shadow Open Market Committee Symposium in New York ahead…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has been aiming all it can to keep the economy going. If you have been following Fed…
Wikimedia CommonsYou cannot regulate what you cannot see. That is the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) position on shadow banking, which…
ThinkstockIn an announcement that was telegraphed last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said today that JPMorgan Chase…
ThinkstockThe time has come to “stress test” America’s largest banks again. Nineteen financial firms will take part. The Federal Reserve…
ThinkstockThe Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee from October 23–24, 2012 have been released. s we saw from Vice…
ThinkstockUsually all you see is a ratings downgrade and an affirmed “negative outlook” when it comes to the sovereign credit…
ThinkstockWhen Vikram Pandit abruptly left Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) last month, the story was that it was his decision to…
ThinkstockMBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) has tanked after Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has tendered for the 5.70% MBIA notes due in 2034.…
thinkstockWith 451 of the companies included in the S&P 500 index having reported quarterly earnings already, Standard & Poor’s Capital…
ThinkstockIn an exclusive report published late Friday, Reuters said that Ally Financial Inc. is near a deal to sell its…
ThinkstockIn one of the odder acquisitions we’ve seen recently, diversified holding company Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) today announced that…
ThinkstockING U.S. Inc. is filing for an initial public offering. The financial giant has hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs…
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank and other U.S. bank regulators said this morning that new regulations related to capital reserve…
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