Tag: trading

January 4, 2019

Treasury yields extended their surge on early Friday after the jobs report suggested the labor market remains healthy despite the growing pessimism over the economy’s fortunes, heightening the likelihood the Federal Reserve will raise rates in 2019. Investors will also […]

October 25, 2018

For the 10th consecutive session bitcoin prices are trading largely unchanged as volatility in the world’s largest digital currency continues to fall. In Thursday trading a single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.35% was going for $6,429.78, down 0.5% since Wednesday at 5 […]

October 23, 2018

Bitcoin traded lower Tuesday on light volumes as market watchers kept their eyes on a global stock market selloff. In early Tuesday trading, a single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.42% on the Kraken crypto exchange was changing hands at $6,415.43, down 0.6% […]

October 12, 2018

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) , the largest U.S. bank, said third-quarter profit jumped 24% from a year earlier thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax cuts even as revenue in its juggernaut trading business slowed. Net income rose to $8.38 […]

October 10, 2018

Will the third-quarter earnings season prove the charm for bank stocks, which have lagged behind other sectors and the main benchmarks this year? Probably not, according to analysts previewing the numbers, even though expectations for the sector have been scaled […]

October 4, 2018

Stocks may be trading at record highs, but the market looks far more fragile under the surface. Among the signals: More stocks declining than rising, a greater number of 52-week lows than highs, and a drop in small-cap stocks. Despite […]

September 19, 2018

U.S. stocks rose in early trading on Wednesday, in the latest example of investors ignoring escalating tensions between the U.S. and China on trade policy to focus instead on improving economic fundamentals. The day’s gains were widespread, with nine of […]

September 5, 2018

Goldman Sachs is dropping its plan to open a trading desk for cryptocurrencies, Business Insider reported Wednesday, as the firm sees the regulatory environment as ambiguous. Bitcoin fell 5.3 percent Wednesday after the report, according to Coinbase data. The Wall […]

August 27, 2018

Electronic trading in the US Treasury secondary market is evolving and shifting, as non-bank liquidity providers and dealers participate on venues that offer bilateral streaming on a disclosed basis. Non-bank liquidity providers and some dealers are actively participating in venues […]

August 15, 2018

Prices of digital currencies are trading higher Wednesday, bucking the recent trend which saw as much as $20 billion wiped off the market cap of cryptocurrencies to begin the week. Bitcoin BTCUSD, +5.34% the world’s biggest digital currency, is trading […]