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Cryptocurrency exchange would replace intermediaries with automated risk management
‘Please don’t tell anyone what happened today lads,’ message from court papers said, as WTI hit minus $37
War and rising inflation widen the gap between best and worst performers
The industry has a racy reputation and a patchy record, but these are exceptional times
Battle between rival exchanges for control comes as demand booms for Chinese equities
London broker raises $300mn of fresh financing to tap commodities boom
Cryptocurrency exchange platform buys FairX, which launched with oil and equities contracts
Some players anticipate steepening yield curve despite it being a trade that inflicted pain this year
UK-based bank to pay $35m penalty over fraud schemes conducted in London, US and Singapore
Stocks bolstered by promising trial results from Pfizer for its Covid pill
Weak earnings from Apple and Amazon focus investors’ attention on supply constraints and inflation
Sofr-linked futures and swaps gather volume despite lenders’ hesitation over new benchmark
Wall Street stocks lose steam over concerns that ‘peak growth’ has passed
Former London-based metals trader James Vorley jailed in US for a year and a day
Urban hubs in the south-east hit especially hard as Colonial pipeline shutdown enters 6th day
Block cheese market volumes soar as economy reopens and anticipation of grilling season
€1bn-a-day market is latest to move away from UK in wake of Brexit
Swedish regulators issue $36m penalty after investigation uncovered ‘serious deficiencies’
US regulator says plunge below $0 in April is ‘not a super-simple story’
Heavy fine for JPMorgan is a warning sign to other banks
The kingdom is grappling with speculators and algorithms dominating futures trading
CFTC commissioner hails derivatives launched last week on Chicago’s futures exchange
New products come after rising stock markets lift notional value, and therefore fees, of popular bets
Centuries-old brokerage had struggled to sell assets to raise much-needed cash
Regulator’s staff likely to recommend action over fund’s manoeuvres as crude prices crashed in spring
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