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    Nicholas Megaw

    US capital markets correspondent

    Nicholas Megaw is a capital markets correspondent in New York, where he leads coverage of the US stock and derivatives markets. He was previously retail banking correspondent and a breaking news reporter based in London.

    Nicholas joined the FT in 2015 from the BBC. He graduated from Oxford University and was a Harlech Scholar at Harvard University.

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    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depthIPOs
      Middle East on ‘radar’ of global investors as it enjoys IPO boom

      Frenzy of activity across the region contrasts sharply with Europe’s moribund market

    • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
      Gold
      Traders pile into bets on gold price rally

      Options buyers see scope for further gains as banking turmoil boosts metal’s safe haven appeal

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      US equities
      US stock market shrugs off bank woes as investors flock to Big Tech

      S&P 500 has fallen just 0.7% this month despite clamour for safe assets and historic volatility in bond markets

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      US banks
      Bank shares slide as Yellen plays down ‘blanket’ deposit guarantee

      US Treasury secretary says Biden administration is not considering a move to broaden insurance for lenders

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Equities
      Treasury bonds rally after Fed’s latest rate rise

      US stocks close lower as bank shares hit by Yellen’s comments on deposits

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Humbled ‘crypto bros’ don blazers for Boca Raton

      Digital disrupters in short supply at derivatives conference — and those there had given up on T-shirts

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Derivatives
      Boom in ‘zero day’ options draws regulatory attention

      CFTC examines impact of popular short-term derivatives

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Technology sector
      US-listed tech companies face cash crunch after burning through billions from IPOs

      Only 17 of 91 recently listed groups have reported a profit this year

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks edge higher despite latest economic data and dollar strengthens

      US jobless claims drop to 190,000, lower than the 195,000 predicted

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Financial services
      Worldpay and FIS: the ‘original sin’ that tore up a $43bn merger

      Integration was difficult but the deal itself had always been misguided

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      US employment
      US companies say it is easier to hire despite low jobless rate

      Investors have been concerned that a tight labour market threatened the Fed’s efforts to bring down inflation

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      US equities
      US stocks record worst weekly loss in 2 months on inflation fears

      S&P 500 declines 2.7% over the week following run of hot economic data

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      US energy groups queue to go public as sector returns to favour

      Oil and gas IPOs in the pipeline amid investor hunger for cash-generating businesses

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks stabilise after inflation data raises interest rate fears

      Consumer price index puts policy pressure on Federal Reserve

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      IPOs
      Chinese tech group’s Nasdaq IPO signals revival for offshore listings

      Hesai Technology is the largest China-based company to go public in the US since 2021

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      News in-depthUS interest rates
      Wall Street finds it easier to raise money despite rising interest rates

      Loosening of financial conditions suggests buoyant markets are at odds with the Federal Reserve

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      US equities
      Investors pile into market rally as economic slowdown risk ebbs

      Improving outlook boosts demand for riskier assets as ‘fear of missing out’ returns

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Cyber attack at financial data group Ion affects derivatives trading

      Industry working with clearing houses, platforms and regulators to assess hit to trade processing and clearing

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks jump after Fed announces smaller rate rise

      Investors emboldened after central bank chair says focus is ‘not on short-term moves’ in markets

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      New York Stock Exchange LLC
      NYSE blames manual error for Tuesday trading glitch

      Eighty-one stocks ‘erroneously’ had short-selling restrictions applied to them

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      New York Stock Exchange LLC
      Glitch at NYSE briefly halts trading in dozens of blue-chip stocks

      Companies including ExxonMobil and McDonald’s among ‘subset’ affected by problems

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks waver as investors digest mixed data

      Annual China GDP undershoots target, while economic expansion in the fourth quarter outstrips forecasts

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      US companies turn to convertible bonds as equity fundraising stalls

      Market for assets that mix debt and equity is ‘seeing activity’ as valuations steady and economic data offer hope

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      News in-depthCboe Global Markets
      Chicago’s Cboe profits from year of stock market volatility

      Exchange has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic shift towards options trading

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      News in-depthCommodities
      Commodities trading boom raises fear of big losses among retail investors

      Experts warn of market volatility as trading volumes of gold, oil, silver and copper have surged

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