Ex-Rabobank trader arrested in Australia
A former Rabobank trader charged by US authorities with allegedly manipulating Libor, the benchmark interest rate, has been arrested, according to Australian authorities. Paul Thompson, an Australian who was the Dutch bank's head of money market and ...
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Today's Market Is All About That Central Bank Stimulus
This bull market in stocks is unlikely to carry on indefinitely regardless of central bank rate manipulation and monetary stimulus. That said, trendlines and other market internals give us the best indication of near-term risk preferences. It follows ...
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CFTC chief outlines proposals to fight market disruptions
New rules that prevent new forms of illegal behavior, such as spoofing and other types of market manipulation, are being enforced. The CFTC this week brought spoofing charges against a Chicago firm, 3 Red Trading. The moves come as the CFTC has been ...
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Tony Blair's discusses the Iraq War and ISIS in CNN interview
As a master of public relations and media manipulation, Blair may have calculated that since Chilcot is likely to accuse him of major errors of judgment, it is better for him to volunteer an apology now, rather than be forced to do so if, as seems ...
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