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September Employment Situation Summary

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment rose by 336,000 in September. Average hourly earnings up .2% for the month and 4.2% for the year. More inflation fuel!

Highlights: * Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 336,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8 percent--analysts had been expecting 170,000 new workers and 3.7% unemployment... * The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.4 million. * The unemployment rates for adult men
dismal-jellyfish ๐Ÿ“ˆ Macroeconomics
The exception FINRA want to insert.

Open for comment: FINRA proposes to add new paragraph (โ€œProtected Optionsโ€) to FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements). Appears to exempt if a long call offsets a short put?

Below is the text of the proposed rule change. Proposed new language is underlined; proposed deletions are in brackets: Wut Mean? (I think): My understanding is there are 2 options plays that require margin, sold puts and sold calls. ย  A sold put means that you need to have margin for
dismal-jellyfish ๐Ÿ—ฃ Discussion / Question
The Role of Research, Data, and Analysis in Banking Reforms

Fed Governor Michelle Bowman: "more than 65 percent of banking markets, as currently defined, would be considered noncompetitive or "concentrated" in the language of antitrust"

Highlights: * "In our current analytical framework, more than 65 percent of banking markets, as currently defined, would be considered noncompetitive or "concentrated" in the language of antitrust, yet the intense competition for banking products and services has only grown, principally from nonbanks. We need to reconcile that.
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