View from the Markets: Bob Parker
“Outright recession” may be avoided, if oil prices ease, says vice chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management.
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CME confident of Nymex win
CME Group is confident it has won over enough Nymex members to secure approval of its proposed takeover of the New York energy exchange
SWX wins ‘dark pool’ backers
Latest sign of high demand for such venues
Euronext buy-out funds feel drain of liquidity
Private equity groups fight to improve funding
Nasdaq claims to have trading edge
Rivalry grows between the world’s exchanges
Lehman lends weight to LSE ‘dark pool’
Bank expects agreement by fourth quarter
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Speak up to keep clearing houses competitive
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