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Capital Markets – a formal definition -- 

The capital markets are the markets for long-term loans and equity capital. Companies and the government can raise funds for long-term investments via the capital markets. The capital markets include the stock market, the bond market, and the primary market. Securities trading on organized capital markets is monitored by the government; new issues are approved by authorities of financial supervision and monitored by participating banks. ...

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News & Updates

July 23, 2008
Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Reinforcing Market Stability and Confidence at the New York Public Library

By: Department of Treasury

Washington, DC-- Thank you, Catie. I appreciate this opportunity to join you this morning to give my thoughts on current market conditions.


July 23, 2008
Lexis Nexis - AC
Report Absolves Oil Traders; A Task Force Says Supply And Demand, Not Speculation, Is The Cause Of Rising Prices.


By: Los Angeles Times
From Bloomberg News

Fundamentals of supply and demand, not speculative trading, explain the record rise in crude oil prices, a preliminary report by a government interagency group studying commodity markets says. "Current oil prices and the increase...


July 23, 2008
Lexis Nexis - AC
No End In Sight For Economic Imbalance; IMF Official Says Dollar May Be Stabilizing, Euro Is Overvalued


By: USA TODAY
David J. Lynch

WASHINGTON -- Despite the dollar's sharp decline, the global economy is likely to remain seriously unbalanced between debt-heavy Americans and the USA's cash-rich trading partners, according to the International Monetary Fund's...


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Research & Insights

July 23, 2008
Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Reinforcing Market Stability and Confidence at the New York Public Library

By: Department of Treasury

Washington, DC-- Thank you, Catie. I appreciate this opportunity to join you this morning to give my thoughts on current market conditions.


July 22, 2008
Do We Want Fannie Mae Public or Private?

By: The Brookings Institution

Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Economic Studies


July 22, 2008
Supporting Minority National Banks - Remarks by John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, Before the Interagency Minority Depository Institutions National Conference, Chicago


By: Office of Comptroller of the Currency

I’m delighted to have this opportunity to talk to you today about the challenges and opportunities facing minority-owned banks in the United States.


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Commentary & Opinion

July 22, 2008
The Conference Board® U.S. Business Cycle IndicatorsSM

By: The Conference Board

U.S. LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND RELATED COMPOSITE INDEXES FOR JUNE 2008


July 22, 2008
Why Are Exchange Rates So Difficult to Predict?

By: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Economic Letter


July 18, 2008
Lexis Nexis - AC
BEWARE SUPERSTAR CEO, SAYS ECONOMIST

By: States News Service
States News Service

 

The following information was released by the University of California - Berkeley:

The seemingly charmed life of a superstar CEO can be a double-edged sword - added power and prestige for the chief executive officer, but often...


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-- The Broadway Bull – the 7,000 pound bronze statute stands in the middle of Broadway at Exchange Place (NYC) and is often touched by investment bankers and brokers on their to/from the office for good luck.  The bull is the work of NYC artist Arturo deModica, and originally stood at the NYSE (just a few blocks away). 

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Tim Quast is a fifteen-year Investor Relations veteran and founder and managing director of ModernIR.com, which parses and categorizes over a half-billion shares per week with its trading intelligence system, Equity Analysis. Click here for Tim's Columns.

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