Speculation escalates as rates roil markets coin volatility
Volatile interest rates ripple through stocks commodities and currencies as traders brace for higher costs and slower growth. Economists warn the Fed shocks and a secret shift away from the Fed funds rate destabilize markets, with prime lending up to 21.5 percent and money supply targets under scrutiny.
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Stop-payment fee barred for Michigan banks
Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley ruled that state chartered banks cannot charge a stop payment fee of about $9 per check. The ruling, effective immediately, aims to protect customers’ right to stop payment and is enforceable by the Financial Institutions Bureau. Bankers say the fee covers record keeping, but Kelley calls it a burden on customers under the Uniform Commercial Code.
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AT&T faces briefs on antitrust settlement interpretation
A New Jersey federal judge ordered opponents of AT&T to file written briefs on whether the 1956 antitrust settlement permits AT&T to enter new computer and data service markets. The judge reserved ruling on delaying the issue while the justice department’s antitrust suit proceeds.
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