Tag Archives: federal deficit


CME Group’s trading volumes could hinge on government rescue efforts

January 29, 2009 : Permalink

Chicago Tribune – Government attempts to revive the economy could decide what happens to trading volumes at CME Group Inc. A $1 trillion federal deficit could flood the market with enough government bonds to stabilize volumes, while a Federal Reserve […]

Hopes high as Obama takes office

January 20, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Barack Obama takes over as U.S. president on Tuesday with hopes riding high he can conjure up a rescue that will jolt the world’s biggest economy back to life and contain the financial crisis ravaging global markets. The […]