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Federal Reserve Financial Services Systems Disrupted for Hour
By Paul Kiernan and Orla McCaffrey
February 24, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday an unspecified error disrupted all of its financial-services systems in an extraordinary …
US Regulator Underlines Importance of Repo
By Oliver Wade
February 22, 2021, Global Investor Group
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underlined the importance of the repo market with the release of a new …
Yellen and Powell Wary of Financial Froth While They Push Stimulus
By Rich Miller
February 22, 2021, Bloomberg
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appear wary of signs of froth in financial markets, even as they …
The Economy Is a Long Way From Jobs and Inflation Goal: Fed Chair Jerome Powell
DoubleLine Deputy CIO Jeff Sherman weighs in Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments following the January 2021 FOMC meeting with Yahoo Finance’s Julia Laroche, Adam Shapiro, and Seana Smith.…
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Repo Markets Are Back in Focus for the Fed’s Treasury Market Practice Group
By Dan Barnes
February 18, 2021, The Desk
The US Federal Reserve’s Treasury Market Practice Group (TMPG) has focused this month on discussing the status of repurchase agreement (repo) clearing …
Regulation & Market Structure: How the SEC and the Fed Will Change US Bond Markets in 2021
February 15, 2021, The Desk
Transparency and structure is coming to the US Treasury and credit markets.
The role of the Fed is changing and consequently the role of other …
Big U.S. Banks’ Government-Backed MBS Holdings Hit Record High
By Shahien Nasiripour
February 16, 2021, Bloomberg
The largest U.S. banks increased their holdings of federally-backed mortgage securities by about $7 billion during the first week of February, raising their …
BlackRock: Fix Commercial Paper Before MMF Meddling
By Robert Mackenzie Smith
February 15, 2021, Risk
A senior figure at asset management giant BlackRock has urged regulators to focus on reforming the US commercial paper market before proposing …
Fed Eyes Trouble in Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Debt in 2021 Stress Tests
By Pete Schroeder
February 12, 2021, Reuters
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday unveiled the hypothetical recession it plans to test large banks against in its 2021 stress tests, which …
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates at Zero
Yahoo Finance’s Brian Cheung breaks down the latest news from the January 2021 FOMC meeting.…
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