GameStop trading frenzy being probed for misconduct

The trading frenzy that saw unexpected surges in GameStop, AMC and other stocks has now got the attention of federal regulators who are now investigating the rally for market manipulation or other misconduct, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Feb. 11), citing sources.

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It looks like banks might have rigged another huge market

From Business Insider –

“The market for US Treasury bonds may have been rigged.

That’s according to a federal antitrust lawsuit, first reported by Bloomberg's Alexandra Scaggs and Matthew Leising.

The plaintiffs — Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, represented by law firm Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan — claim that Treasury dealers including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley coordinated to manipulate primary market Treasury auctions.”

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