Leverage
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Fed Will Let Significant Capital Break for Big Banks Expire
The Federal Reserve will let a significant capital break for big banks expire at month’s end. Lenders were being allowed to load up on Treasuries and deposits without setting aside …
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Yellen Signals Scrutinizing Hedge Funds a Renewed FSOC Focus
By Daniel Avis and Robert Schmidt
March 31, 2021, Bloomberg
President Joe Biden’s council of financial regulators signaled a sharpened focus on hedge funds and whether their trading poses dangers …
Analysis: Archegos Meltdown Set to Intensify Shadow Banking Regulatory Scrutiny
By Michelle Price and Katanga Johnson
March 30, 2021, Reuters
The implosion of New York-based Archegos Capital Management and the resulting losses for global banks is likely to intensify regulatory …
Short-Term Rates Might Be Better Long-Term Guide on Banks’ Leverage
By Telis Demos
March 20, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
When it comes to thinking about the Federal Reserve and banks, some investors might not be looking at the right …
Bank Demand for Treasuries in Focus After Fed Ends Regulatory Break
By Karen Bretrell
March 19, 2021, Reuters
Investors will be closely watching demand for US government securities in the coming months after the Federal Reserve declined to extend pandemic-related regulatory …
Powell Stays Silent on Extending Fed’s Bank Capital Relief
By Jesse Hamilton and Alexandra Harris
March 17, 2021, Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell maintained his silence at a press briefing Wednesday over whether the regulator will agree to …
Bank Regulation Tweak Unlikely to Be Cure-All for Treasuries
By Telis Demos
March 9, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
Sometimes the arcana of bank regulation becomes a matter of market fascination. Often it ends up not being quite as …
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Democratic Senators Call for Tougher Capital Requirements for US banks
By Colby Smith and James Politi
March 2, 2021, Financial Times
Two senior Democratic lawmakers have warned the Federal Reserve and other US regulators that it would be a “grave …
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Analysis: Fixed Income Markets Wary of Fed Decision on Bank Capital Relief
By Karen Brettell and David Henry
March 2, 2021, Reuters
Anxiety is building in bond and short-term funding markets over a pending regulatory change that could cause big Wall Street …
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 …
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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