United States

US federal regulators have approved a rule that will impose greater margin requirements on swaps that are not cleared through a clearing house, but have amended it to be less onerous for some transactions.

Fears that a disruptive weather pattern is forming in the Pacific Ocean look set to increase volatility in agricultural and energy markets, but the impact is unlikely to influence futures prices in the near-term.

Borrowers enjoyed tight pricing in the US market this week, as a sharp drop in supply helped bring stability to the market and triggered a fall in new issue premiums.

Teva, the New York-listed Israeli pharmaceutical company, held a meeting with banks on Wednesday for the syndication of $33.75bn of loans to buy generic drug business Allergan Generics.

Wells Fargo printed an impressive second Swiss franc deal for the year on Thursday, attracting strong demand not only from retail and private banking investors but also asset managers, insurance and pension funds.

Options and futures markets in gold and other precious metals have paused in their recent rally, in advance of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 27-28.

LCH.Clearnet Group, the clearing house, has appointed former Federal Reserve Bank of New York senior official Christine Cumming to the board of directors of its US operations.

Despite a lack of enthusiasm over future earnings and concerns over problems abroad, stock options in the US have already returned to the low volatility range they inhabited before the late August spike.

CME Group has launched an 'ultra' 10 year futures market product aimed at US rate hedgers and traders.

US cruise ship operator Carnival Corp has announced that it will roadshow for a potential euro bond offering that would mark its return to the euro market after a nine year hiatus.

Legal action being taken against US chemicals firm Chemours over health issues arising from water contamination has led to steep falls in its bond prices, but some market participants on Monday said they were confident the firm would recover quickly.

Wells Fargo secured strong demand for its longer dated senior paper on Monday, making it the second North American bank to target euros after third quarter results were published last week.