Explainer-Who is Maduro ally Alex Saab, who was granted clemency in prisoner swap?
By Luc Cohen and Alexandra Ulmer NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to grant clemency to Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as part of…
Brazil’s govt not planning to push for cenbank chief swap, senator says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Randolfe Rodrigues, the government leader in Congress, said on Wednesday there was no government guidance regarding replacing central bank Chief Roberto Campos Neto, who has been…
Kremlin to U.S.: ‘megaphone diplomacy’ won’t work on Griner swap
(Refiles to fix typo in first paragraph) (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that any talks on a possible prisoner exchange involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner needed to…
JPMorgan fined $850,000 for alleged swap reporting failures
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co will have to pay an $850,000 penalty to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for allegedly failing to report certain foreign currency swaps, the regulator…
China, HK to launch rate ‘Swap Connect’ in boost to financial integration
HONG KONG -China and Hong Kong will launch a new “Swap Connect” scheme after six months, allowing mutual access to interest rate swaps trading to promote financial derivatives markets, and also upgraded…
California Resident Pleads Guilty for His Role in Sim Swap Scam Targeting at Least 40 People, Including New Orleans Resident
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICHARD YUAN LI, age 21, a resident of Hercules, California, pleaded guilty on May 17, 2022 before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry…
China state banks seen busy with FX swaps, pressing swap points to negative
SHANGHAI -China’s major state-owned banks were actively swapping yuan for dollars in the onshore forwards market on Tuesday, five banking sources said, pressuring swap points into negative territory for the first time…
Former U.S. Marine Reed lands in U.S. after prisoner swap with Russia – spokesperson
WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in Russia and released in a prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, landed in his home country, Reed’s spokesperson said…
German revellers swap Carnival parade for anti-war rally
COLOGNE – Germans in Cologne swapped their traditional Carnival festivities for an anti-war rally on Monday that featured parade floats lampooning Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Cologne…
Russian central bank increases daily dollar offer via forex swap to $5 billion
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank increased daily dollars offered via foreign exchange swap operations with banks to $5 billion from $3 billion, it said on Thursday, as Moscow ordered forces to…
Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with U.S. as talks approach ‘finish line’
By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy VIENNA -Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close…
Exxon, union swap proposals to end lockout at Texas refinery
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp and the United Steelworkers union (USW) have swapped proposals as they work toward possibly ending a nearly 10-month lockout by the company of Beaumont,…
Burlington County Man Charged with Cell Phone SIM Swap Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for swapping cell phone customers’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers into mobile devices controlled by an individual who was paying…
Former Phone Company Employee Sentenced to Three Months Probation for Role in Sim Swap Scam Conspiracy That Targeted At Least 19 Customers, Including New Orleans Resident
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that STEPHEN DANIEL DEFIORE age 36, a resident of Brandon, Florida, was sentenced on October 19, 2021 to three (3) months probation, with one…
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