The low number of African Americans in high positions in the financial markets is shocking, but not surprising. And not much progress has been made, though not for lack of effort. What does the landscape look like, and what can be done about it?
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Analysis: Fed’s Hold On Economy Challenged As Virus Eludes Policy Outlook
While the Federal Reserve is known for its laser focus on goals that include maximum employment, price stability, moderate interest rates and a stable financial system, those goals have proven slippery as the coronavirus persists and continues to tamp down progress, exposing some structural gaps in the process.
World of Opportunity 2020: Climate Change Expected to be Part of Future Jobs Landscape
While climate change may not have an obvious connection to the financial industry at first glance, Alessandro Cocco, vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, drew clear lines between the two for his audience on Wednesday...
Bob Cox Remembrances
I believe I first met Bob Cox sometime in 1975. He was a trainee rotating within various departments of the Continental Bank.
Bürgenstock Revisited, Again
The SFOA Conference is in Survival Mode, But Has HopeThe SFOA’s Bürgenstock conference concluded Thursday without fanfare and without its CEO present. A sparsely attended lunch was the last event on the docket. SFOA CEO Daniel Day-Robinson was reportedly in the...
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‘Dumb Money’ Is on GameStop, and It’s Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game
First Read $27,651/$300,000 (9.2%) ++++ FIA 2020 Volume Review Shows Global Growth, Geographic Evolution of Industry Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News While activity in futures and options was undeterred by the pandemic in 2020, logging record volume for a third...
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‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
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