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Fund Industry Bristles at Rush to Rewrite MMF Rules
By Sharon Thiruchelvam
September 18, 2021, Risk
The fund industry’s main lobby group has complained that a review of rules governing money market funds (MMFs) is being driven by “quick,” …
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Treasury to Flag Stablecoin Perils as US Readies Clampdown
By Jesse Hamilton
September 16, 2021, Bloomberg
Treasury officials have identified what they believe are the most urgent risks posed by Tether and other stablecoins as they ready recommendations for …
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IOSCO Steps Up Scrutiny of Credit-Sensitive Rates
By Helen Bartholomew
September 12, 2021, Risk
Providers of credit-sensitive alternatives to the secured overnight financing rate, or SOFR, have been warned that their use of a hallmark indicating compliance with …
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US Treasury, Financial Industry Discuss Cryptocurrency ‘Stablecoins’
By Pete Schroeder
September 10, 2021, Reuters
The US Treasury Department met with a number of industry participants this week to quiz them about the risks and benefits posed by …
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Fed’s Bostic: Door Remains Open to Bond Buying Taper This Year
By Michael S. Derby
September 9, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic believes the Fed will be able to pull back on its …
Digital Currencies Pave Way for Deeply Negative Interest Rates
By James Mackintosh
September 8, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
Investors have been ignoring progress toward government-issued electronic money, even as many countries are progressing rapidly toward their own online …
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Europe’s Markets Regulators Are Worried. About Everything
By Katie Martin
September 3, 2021, Financial Times
Before the summertime tans had even faded on the continent, the cheerful souls of the European Securities and Markets Authority dropped a …
The World Is Awash in Dollar Liquidity That No One Wants
By Tracy Alloway
September 2, 2021, Bloomberg
There’s a seismic shift underway in money markets, the equivalent of going from famine to feast.
For years, the premium paid for dollars …
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Debt Ceiling Fight Pushes Money Market Funds to Brink
By Kate Duguid
September 1, 2021, Financial Times
The supply of the safest US government bonds has been cut this month after federal spending limits were reinstated, driving prices higher …
Why a Debt Ceiling Stalemate Could Push Reverse Repo Demand to $1.4 trillion in Next 3 Months
By Joy Wiltermuth
August 31, 2021, MarketWatch
Record demand for the Federal Reserve’s overnight reverse repo program could touch a new milestone of $1.4 trillion by year’s end, says Barclays …
