ET, the new alien scaring global markets Reuters Despite its talk of a global level playing field, the United States is being portrayed as a rogue country, with its unmatched Volcker rule to curtail banks' risky trades and its accelerated timetable to put in place new derivatives reforms.
Media news derivatives: Feb. 2 Washington Post (blog) By Erik Wemple In case you missed it — Why didn't CNN's Soledad O'Brien fire umpteen follow-up questions at Mitt Romney yesterday morning after he made his revealing statements about what socioeconomic classes he is and is not worried about? Romney: "I'm Not Concerned About The Very Poor"News One
Media news derivatives: Feb. 3 Washington Post (blog) By Erik Wemple In case you missed it---How many items can a blogger write about a ”Marketplace” radio feature that turned out to be fabricated? Well, you can do one on the news, another on a cool Web site that raised hell about the situation, ...
Laws on how client money can be used need rethink Sydney Morning Herald The spectacular collapse of MF Global and the release of a consultation paper by the government flagging options to reform the client money laws for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives could have profound consequences for a number of operators' models ...
Media news derivatives: Jan. 31 Washington Post (blog) By Erik Wemple In case you missed it---In a long story this past weekend in the New York Times, a “portrait emerged” of casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, the guy who is helping to keep Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes alive.