On June 16, 2014, Nasdaq posted a Disciplinary Action against Citadel Securities, LLC (CDRG) which was similar to one posted by FINRA on June 12, 2014 (and we wrote about here). Usually, exchange disciplinary actions are identical to FINRA’s except for name changes, however in this case, there was…
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The Quote Stuffing Trading Strategy
The S&P 500 gained 1.4% on the week and is just 1.5% off the all-time highs. 2. NFIB small business optimism rose to 95.7, up from95 previously. 3. U.K. unemployment fell to 6.4%, the lowest level since ’08. 4. Consumer confidence in Japan rose to an 8-month high. 5. US industria…
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Succinct Summations of Week’s Events 8.15.14
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ireland’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘A-‘ from ‘BBB+’. The Outlooks are Stable. The issue ratings on Ireland’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been upgraded to ‘A-‘. The Short-term foreign currency IDR…
United States producer prices rose marginally in July as a decline in the cost of energy goods offset higher food prices, pointing to a moderation of inflation pressures at the factory gate. Other data on Friday showed that consumer sentiment fell in August to its lowest since November. The La…
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Inflation Remains Tame; Consumer Sentiment Falls
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Traders in Financial Futures – Options and Futures Combined Positions as of August 12, 2014
The EUR/USD simply consolidated in quiet trade in the mid-1.3300s last week. On one hand, this consolidation has caused the selling momentum (MACD) to flatten out, but on the other hand, the Slow Stochastics have bounced back into neutral territory. In general, we’re back in the same situation as…
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The Week Ahead: Week of August 18th, 2014
Weak global data has the market again pricing the lower-for-longer mantra mostly in play by the main central banks. Investors this week were exposed to a multitude of weaker economic reports from Japan to Europe and even the U.S. Similarly, Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney has managed to…
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The Euro Needs a Catalyst
Russian Defense Ministry denies Ukraine report that Kiev’s forces destroyed a Russian armored column on Ukrainian soil according to RIA
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Russia denies Ukraine report that Kiev’s forces destroyed a Russian armored column
Business Media Rock Star On Thursday Mohamed A. El-Erian was on CNBC`s Halftime Report and he said something that a lot of people have been saying regarding the bond market, and it needs to be cleared up, because the amount of poor understanding regarding the bond market by people who make their …
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The Bond Market Explained for Mohamed El-Erian
In general, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed a good package of structural reforms for Japan’s economy. It remains to be seen how many he will be able to ram through the Diet in the face of determined opposition from vested interests. But there is one idea that he and his team may be…
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Calling Gordon Gekko: This Is Japan
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron. The parties coordinated their actions on the response to the information regarding the entry of Russian military machines to the territory of Ukraine that has been clearly witnessed …
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President of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Great Britain discussed international efforts on the settlement of the conflict in the Donbas
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron. The parties coordinated their actions on the response to the information regarding the entry of Russian military machines to the territory of Ukraine that has been clearly witnessed …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Ukrainian Forces Engaging In Intense Fighting In Eastern Ukraine To Stop Humanitarian Aid To The Region: RTRS
U.S. stocks erased gains after Ukraine said it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy, stoking concern that the crisis is worsening. The S&P 500 climbed less than 0.1 percent to 1,955.55 at 10:47 a.m. in New York, trimming an earlier advance of 0.5 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Avera…
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U.S. Stocks Erase Gains on Reports of Ukraine Escalation
U.S. stocks erased gains after Ukraine said it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy, stoking concern that the crisis is worsening. The S&P 500 climbed less than 0.1 percent to 1,955.55 at 10:47 a.m. in New York, trimming an earlier advance of 0.5 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Avera…
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U.S. Stocks Erase Gains on Reports of Ukraine Escalation
I want to thank Marshall and other ICBM officers and members for inviting me to your annual conference. I appreciate the opportunity to share my views on community banking with all of you, but just as importantly, I look forward to your questions and our discussion following my talk. Today I will…
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Kocherlakota: The Current and Future State of Community Banking
I want to thank Marshall and other ICBM officers and members for inviting me to your annual conference. I appreciate the opportunity to share my views on community banking with all of you, but just as importantly, I look forward to your questions and our discussion following my talk. Today I will…
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Kocherlakota: The Current and Future State of Community Banking
Ukraine forces attack and destroy part of armed convoy from Russia, according to Ukraine Military spokesman Lysenko
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Ukraine forces attack and destroy part of armed convoy from Russia – Lysenko
Ukraine forces attack and destroy part of armed convoy from Russia, according to Ukraine Military spokesman Lysenko
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Ukraine forces attack and destroy part of armed convoy from Russia – Lysenko
