Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $6.9 billion in the second quarter of 2018, down 16.2 percent from the first quarter of 2018, according to the OCC’s Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities today. That figure was up 3.5 percent year-on-year. The net current credit exposure decreased 0.1 percent to $361.7 billion, the report said.
Warsh to be sworn in as Fed chair on Friday
President Trump will host a swearing-in ceremony on Friday for incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, according to a news report. Jerome Powell is currently serving as chair pro tempore.








