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CME Group June trading volume jumps on Fed policy bets
Reuters via Chicago Tribune
CME Group Inc. futures trading volume jumped in June, driven by a high surge in trading of interest-rate contracts as the Federal Reserve suggested an end to massive stimulus might be close. CME Group's Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade handled an average of 8.58 million futures and options tied to U.S. Treasuries and short-term lending rates daily last month.
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Herencia is thinking big for rescued Metro Bank Group
Crain's Chicago Business
Roberto Herencia is back in Chicago's banking game. And the former CEO of Rosemont-based Banco Popular North America likes the chances of Metropolitan Bank Group Inc., the troubled $2.4 billion-asset lender he and a group of wealthy Mexican investors rescued on June 28 with $207 million of fresh capital, to thrive in a market most observers believe has too many banks.
Nuveen banking on Doll for turnaround
Pensions & Investments
Nuveen Investments Inc. executives, positioning for an IPO in the next few years, are counting on Robert Doll and a new product line to help broaden the firm's asset base and prepare it to shed more than $4 billion in debt. Eight equity mutual funds and companion institutional strategies managed by Doll were launched on July 1 by Nuveen Asset Management LLC, the largest of seven investment shops owned by Nuveen Investments.
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With bond market in turmoil, nontraditional investments deserve closer look
Chicago Tribune
After Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that the Federal Reserve would likely slow down its purchase of government bonds, the stock, bond and commodities markets saw steep price declines. Unfortunately, the volatility is unlikely to stop. Investors have a right to be concerned. Traditional safe investments such as Treasury bills, money-market instruments and short-term certificates of deposit still earn less than 1 percent, while inflation is approximately 1.4 percent.
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