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Are interest rates headed back to zero lower bound?
By Gary Siegel
May 17, 2019, The Bond Buyer
Federal Reserve officials steadfastly proclaim their patience on rate changes and many, most notably Board Chair Jerome Powell, have said they …
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DoubleLine’s portfolio manager says Fed’s dovish pivot is why credit market is doing so well
Yahoo Finance’s Julia La Roche spoke with Monica Erickson, DoubleLine Capital Head of Investment Grade Corporate Investing to discuss the state of the credit market.…
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Regulators cut banks some slack on shift away from Libor
By Philip Stafford
May 14, 2019, Financial Times
Global markets regulators are beginning to consider concessions to help banks struggling to shift away from the Libor lending benchmark.
Banks have …
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Fed Officials Reveal More Doubts About Inflation Dynamics, but See Few Solutions
By Nick Timiraos
May 16, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
Federal Reserve officials thought inflation would be running solidly at their 2% target this year. It isn’t. And they are …
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Citi’s Buiter Says Economy Is Telling Fed to ‘Sit on Your Hands’
Willem Buiter, special economic adviser at Citi, discuses market perception of Federal Reserve policy. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”…
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Fed Rate Cut and Hike Both Pose a Market Risk, Legal & General Says
Sonja Laud, deputy chief investment officer at Legal & General Investment Management, discusses the potential for a market bubble and the risks posed by the Federal Reserve’s rate path. She …
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Former Philly Fed president Charles Plosser: We must break up Fed groupthink
Former Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser and CNBC’s Steve Liesman join “Squawk Box” to discuss if a trade war between the U.S and China could force the central bank to …
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Is Dodd-Frank council evolving, or throwing in the towel?
By John Heltman
May 9, 2019, American Banker
When the Financial Stability Oversight Council proposed new guidance in March, the interagency body was signaling a clear change in approach to …
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U.S. Bank Regulators Acknowledge Senator Warren’s Concerns About Rapidly Growing Leveraged Loans
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
Leveraged lending and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) markets warrant attention from regulators, rating agencies, and market participants. The chairs of …
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Evaluating the Federal Reserve’s Control Proposal
By The Gallatin Group
Originally published on Gallatin’s Insights blog
On April 23, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve” or the “…
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