Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $7.1 billion in the third quarter of 2018, up 2.7 percent from the second quarter, according to the OCC’s Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities released today. The figure was up 1.7 percent year-on-year. The net current credit exposure decreased 1.4 percent to $356.6 billion, the report said.
ABA DataBank: Halloween spending has been growing
Halloween spending was projected to be a little scary this year at $11.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. In real terms, this is not as sweet as last year, down 7.2%, with children of all sizes...