At their core, interest rate swaps are a derivative instrument built on the premise of comparative advantage. To see how interest rate swaps benefit both parties, try to understand gains from trade in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A potential move by the Federal Reserve to ease regulations on capital for U.S. banks that would allow them to hold more Treasury securities has unleashed a torrent of so-called ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The fall in high oil prices and recovery of stocks and the dollar over the past month might suggest the year-long global financial upheaval is easing, but that's not the picture ...