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'Boom cycle' for US power prices
With input costs surging and demand growth currently outpacing supply additions in the US power market, analysts are expecting the space to tighten further. David Watkins reports
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Dealers work towards clearing house for credit default swaps
A group of dealers hoping to avoid the systemic implications of counterparty risk is working with the Clearing Corporation on establishing a central clearing house for certain credit derivatives products.
Mifid MTFs produce cost savings for brokers and dealers
More and more multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) are starting to compete with European equities exchanges, producing 4-5 basis points in savings for some of their users.
Auction rates securities investigations gathering steam
Regulatory investigations into the collapse of the auction rate securities (ARS) market are getting under way in the US, while investors stuck holding illiquid paper turn to the fledgling secondary market in an attempt to unwind their positions.
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Subprime woes continue in first quarter
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