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May 24
Regulatory Notice 22-12

Summary FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 6730 (Transaction Reporting) to require members to append a modifier to a corporate bond trade that is part of a portfolio trade when reporting to FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE). The amendments to Rule 6730 will take effect on May 15, 2023. The amended text of […]

May 24
CFTC Orders Glencore to Pay $1.186 Billion for Manipulation and Corruption

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Glencore International A.G. of Switzerland, Glencore Ltd. of New York, and Chemoil Corporation of New York (collectively, Glencore), an energy and commodities trading firm, for manipulative and deceptive conduct. The conduct, which spanned from least 2007 to 2018, […]

May 24
Low inflation or bust: Analysts say the Fed has no choice but to continue raising rates

As economic conditions continue to worsen, financial experts worldwide are increasingly placing the blame at the feet of the Federal Reserve after the central bank was slow to respond to rising inflation early on. Financial markets are currently experiencing their worst stretch of losses in recent history and it doesn’t appear that there is any […]

May 24
Nordstrom stock rockets higher after earnings beat, increase in annual forecast

Nordstrom Inc. JWN, -3.59% shares jumped more than 20% at times in after-hours trading Tuesday after the retailer reported an unexpected profit and improving sales amid difficulties for rivals. Nordstrom reported first-quarter profit of $20 million, or 13 cents a share, up from a loss a year ago and amid analyst expectations for a loss […]

May 24
Bitcoin dives to fill CME gap amid claim new all-time highs will take 2 years

Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to “rangebound movements” into May 24 as price action avoided expected volatility. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView No joy for BTC bulls after DXY downmove Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD returning to circle $29,000 after failing to hold $30,000 support. On hourly timeframes, the pair thus continued […]

May 24
Abercrombie & Fitch stock plummets more than 30%, headed towards biggest ever one-day decline

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF, -28.97% shares sank more than 30% in Tuesday trading, en route to the stock’s biggest one-day decline. The clothing and accessories retailer reported first-quarter results during premarket hours; it swung to a loss and gave guidance below Street expectations. “Given that promotional activity remains very subdued, this underscores the serious […]