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Wall Street Faces Yellen’s Scrutiny After Fed Debt-Market Rescue
By Paula Seligson and Craig Torres
March 31, 2021, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve saved the corporate bond market after it froze last year. Now regulators want Wall Street to pay …
Yellen Shift on Vast Treasury Cash Pile Poses Problem for Powell
By Rich Miller and Liz McCormick
February 16, 2021, Bloomberg
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is giving Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a bit of a headache when it comes to …
JP Morgan gets busy in repo lending after regulatory nod: CFO
By Matt Scuffham and David Henry
February 25, 2020, Reuters
JP Morgan Chase & Co is putting more cash into overnight lending markets and holding less for a rainy day, …
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Despite the Fed’s efforts, the repo market risks more turbulence
December 18, 2019, The Economist
From one perspective, the Federal Reserve is expecting a quiet 2020. Of the 17 rate-setters at America’s central bank, 13 expect that it will not …
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How the Discount Window Became a Pain in the Repo Market
By David Benoit
November 21, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
Banks have all but abandoned the Federal Reserve’s discount window, and it is straining Wall Street’s post-crisis infrastructure.
Borrowing from …
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Fed’s push into funding markets stirs fears of widening role
By Victoria Guida
November 15, 2019, Politico
The Federal Reserve’s latest effort to calm the financial system — pumping $100 billion a day into trillion-dollar funding markets — is intended …
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Reforms Have Made Banks Safer but Markets More Brittle
By Greg Ip
September 25, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
In the decade since the global financial crisis the U.S. financial system in many ways is much safer, with banks …
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Economist: The Fed Was Right to Raise Rates When It Did
Bill Nelson, chief economist at the Bank Policy Institute, sits down with the “Squawk Box” crew to discuss the Fed’s decision to reduce its balance sheet. Also joining are CNBC …
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CECL Fans and Foes Cross Swords on Capitol Hill
By Steve Marlin
December 12, 2018, Risk
Faultlines over the impact of a new accounting standard for loans were evident during a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., on December 11.…
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Softer Repo Treatment Seen as Up for Grabs in Final U.S. NSFR
By Joanna Wright
May 21, 2018, Risk
Softer treatment for repo transactions backed by Treasury bonds is on a shortlist of amendments that U.S. regulators might make in their final …
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MiFID II Review to Look at Systematic Internalizers
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Blast From the Past: EU Tells Traders Working From Home: Take Notes if You Can’t Record Calls
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Blast From the Past: EU Watchdog to Nudge Bond Trades Closer to Real-Time Transparency
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Blast From the Past: Traders Across Europe Face Up to the Cost of Failure
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Blast From the Past: Passive Investing Boom Reaches Europe as Assets Hit $1 Trillion
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MiFID II Review to Look at Systematic Internalizers
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Blast From the Past: EU Tells Traders Working From Home: Take Notes if You Can’t Record Calls
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Blast From the Past: EU Watchdog to Nudge Bond Trades Closer to Real-Time Transparency
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Blast From the Past: Traders Across Europe Face Up to the Cost of Failure
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Blast From the Past: Passive Investing Boom Reaches Europe as Assets Hit $1 Trillion