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Federal Reserve temporarily eases some bank leverage requirements
By Pete Schroeder
April 1, 2020, Reuters
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it was temporarily easing its leverage rules for large banks by exempting certain investments from a …
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BIS sees further challenges to keeping dollar funding flowing
By Saikat Chatterjee
April 1, 2020, Reuters
Recent actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve have made it easier and cheaper to obtain dollars via derivatives markets but other problems must …
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Commercial paper market still creaking despite Fed measures
By Colby Smith, Eric Platt, and Joe Rennison
April 1, 2020, Financial Times
A crucial $1.1tn financing source for blue-chip U.S. companies remains strained despite efforts by the Federal Reserve …
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Why State and Local Debt Is Fraught Territory for the Fed
By Jeanna Smialek
April 1, 2020, The New York Times
Rhode Island will miss out on $300 million in revenue in March and early April as coronavirus delays income tax …
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Reform of TRACE reporting urged as portfolio trading rises
By Dan Barnes
March 31, 2020, The Desk
Portfolio trading, in which baskets of securities are exchanged with bank in single deals, has been growing in popularity as it gives …
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Focus grows on clearing houses amid market turmoil
By Chris Whittall
March 28, 2020, IFR
Regulators forced trillions of dollars worth of derivatives through central clearing after the global financial crisis of 2008 to help avoid repeats of …
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ESMA eases MiFID II best execution reporting requirements
By Hayley McDowell
April 1, 2020, The Trade
E.U. authorities have moved to ease major reporting requirements under MiFID II as firms continue to battle the impact of the coronavirus …
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Repo rules caught in COVID’s concertina effect
By Samuel Wilkes
Aril 1, 2020, Risk
Even the best-laid plans can be derailed by unexpected events.
In the case of Europe’s new reporting regime for securities lending and repo …
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Fed broadens access to dollars with repo agreement for foreign central banks
By Howard Schneider
March 31, 2020, Reuters
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday broadened the ability of dozens of foreign central banks to access U.S. dollars during the coronavirus crisis …
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Global banking systems may need recapitalization, restructuring following slowdown – IMF
By Pete Schroeder
March 31, 2020, Reuters
Some countries’ banking systems might have to be recapitalized or even restructured if their economies are severely damaged by prolonged disruption from the …
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