President Obama's standard gripe is that the economy has performed so poorly during his term because of the financial crisis he inherited from George W. Bush. But this week it is Mr. Obama who has bequeathed to his successors a landmark in ...
MUMBAI – Indian shares ended flat Friday after trading in a narrow band, as investors remained cautious ahead of the May derivative expiry next Thursday.
It's widely known in the metals community that both IntercontinentalExchange Inc. and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing are the final candidates in the running to buy the London Metal Exchange.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Derivatives regulation currently being drafted by regulators and a tougher Volcker rule will be enough to prevent other banks from suffering losses similar to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s surprise $2 billion-plus ...
Hedges are at best imperfect. And when banks like J.P. Morgan Chase try to protect against wide-ranging risks, the chance for things to go awry only grows.
A rumor from Washington appeared to juice options activity in health-care providers' stock Thursday, and stoked share gains as well. Options traders made bullish bets on the sector, and on insurance companies in particular, early in the ...
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Federal bank and securities regulators are expected on Tuesday to discuss losses made by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. of at least $2 billion from credit derivatives trades, a senior administration official said ...
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Federal regulators said Tuesday they are examining whether J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. violated rules requiring the bank to publicly disclose material changes in a timely manner, after it reported recently that ...
WASHINGTON—For advocates of stronger regulation of the financial sector, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s trading loss has quickly become Exhibit A.
TOKYO (MarketWatch) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to tout the attractiveness of Japanese companies to overseas investors as part of efforts to increase its trading volumes, Managing Director Hironaga Miyama said in an interview.
Expectations for U.S. economic growth, while "pretty disappointing" at around 2.4%, is sufficient to keep the central bank from easing monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said.
With interest rates so low, many high-net-worth investors are trying to enhance returns through options, swaps and other derivatives. But dabbling in the investments can bring unexpected tax consequences.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Even as Republicans continue to push for dismantling derivatives regulations, a key member of their party said Wednesday that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s surprise trading loss of more than $2 billion has raised ...
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Under pressure from Wall Street, energy companies and lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the nation’s commodity futures and securities regulators Wednesday approved rules that would require a smaller group of derivatives ...
HONG KONG—Chicago-based derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc. (CME) plans to launch a slew of yuan-denominated products in the coming months, as it expects the Chinese currency to become a major global currency and aims to strengthen ...