Foreign Exchange

PHOTO: Trader Racks Up Insane Nightclub Bill

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.06.2012

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Ever partied for $100,000 per hour? One British finance wonder kid seems to have. Alex Hope, a 23-year-old UK foreign exchange trader, reportedly r...

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Market Inconsistencies Can Be Explained -- and Acted On

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Foreign Exchange, European Central Bank, Unemployment, Employment, Investment Strategy, Jobs, Dow Jones, Stock Market, Business News
Mohamed A. El-Erian

There are four factors that investors need to understand well in order to navigate what is a remarkably fluid outlook for markets.

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Money Held Hostage by Eastern Bank of Massachusetts

Richard Zombeck | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: PNC Bank, Easter Bank, Bank of America, Banks, Foreign Exchange, Credit Unions, Business News
Richard Zombeck

We live under the unfortunate false assumption that the money we make and put in the bank is ours. That we can access it at any time and that we have a right to it. After all this is America.

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What I Learnt in Rio: Discussing Ways to Manage Capital Flows

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Capital Flows, Research, Global Crisis, Capital Account, Chile, Capital Controls, Foreign Exchange, Macroeconomic Policies, China, Emerging Markets, Business News
Olivier Blanchard

Governments have five tools to adjust to capital flows: monetary policy, fiscal policy, foreign exchange intervention, prudential tools, and capital controls. The challenge is to find, for each case, the right combination.

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Zach Carter

Treasury Blocks Regulation Of Market That Sparked $5.4 Trillion Fed Bailout

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Politics, Geithner, Fx, Bailout, Wall Street, Fed, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Federal Reserve, Banks, Regulation, Foreign Exchange, Forex, Fed Audit, Business News

The Treasury Department plans to exempt foreign exchange derivatives from new Wall Street reform regulations, a Treasury official said Friday, dismiss...

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Shahien Nasiripour

EXCLUSIVE: Two Leading House Dems Will Close $50 Trillion Loophole In Derivatives Reform Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.18.2009

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The two House Democrats shepherding derivatives reform proposals through Congress will close an existing $50 trillion loophole for foreign currency co...

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