Monetary Policy
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ECB to review flagship bond-buying tool in fighting Covid crisis
By Martin Arnold
September 20, 2020, Financial Times
The European Central Bank has launched a sweeping review of its main pandemic crisis-fighting tool, which some of its top policymakers believe …
US banks trim expectations in era of low interest rates
By Robert Armstrong
September 20, 2020, Financial Times
US banks are preparing investors for a prolonged period in which low interest rates are a drag on their profits.
Speaking at …
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Banks Pile Into Treasurys, Helping to Fund Government Borrowing Spree
By Sam Goldfarb and Paul J. Davies
September 20, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Surging deposits and declining lending are driving banks to dramatically increase their holdings of U.S. Treasurys, …
Fed officials tussle over practical meaning of new inflation policy
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
September 18, 2020, Reuters
Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday began fleshing out what their new tolerance for inflation will mean in practice, an issue …
Here’s what’s driving the debate around inflation
Inflation has remained steady for a quarter of a century, despite central bank pressure. Insights via @CME Group. …
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Kansas City Fed President: A lot to learn to calibrate policy for the long term
CNBC’s Steve Liesman breaks down comments from Kansas City Fed President Esther George as part of the virtual Jackson Hole summit.…
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Fed’s Mortgage-Buying Spree at $1 Trillion With No End in Sight
By Christopher Maloney
September 1, 2020, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve has snapped up $1 trillion of mortgage bonds since March, a record pace of purchasing, as the U.S. central bank …
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Top Fed Official Says New Framework Provides More Humble Approach to Setting Rates
By Nick Timiraos
August 31, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank would resume discussions at its meeting in two weeks over how …
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Central bankers grapple with changed landscape at Jackson Hole
By James Politi and Martin Arnold
August 29, 2020, Financial Times
It was the head of Singapore’s monetary authority who best summed up the biggest fear gripping the virtual Jackson …
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The Fed Lays Out New Goals, but Its Tools Could Be Lacking
By Nick Timiraos
August 30, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Now that the Federal Reserve has formally codified changes to its policy framework to seek periods of higher inflation, the …
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Fixing the plumbing: Trading venues prepare for post-Brexit transaction reporting issues
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August trading volumes in Europe plummet in quietest month of MiFID II era
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MiFID Research Rollback May Hurt Investment, EU Fund Lobby Says
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Is the FCA set for an advice suitability crackdown?
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Big Four accounting firms reveal ESG reporting standards
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Fixing the plumbing: Trading venues prepare for post-Brexit transaction reporting issues
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August trading volumes in Europe plummet in quietest month of MiFID II era
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MiFID Research Rollback May Hurt Investment, EU Fund Lobby Says
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Is the FCA set for an advice suitability crackdown?
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Big Four accounting firms reveal ESG reporting standards