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New York Fed Official Says Central Bank Prepared to Adjust Market Operations if Needed
By Jonnelle Marte
April 15, 2021, Reuters
An increase in bank reserves is putting downward pressure on short-term rates but the Federal Reserve is keeping a close eye on money …
US Fed May Need to Do More to Keep Short-Term Rates Above Zero
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
April 13, 2021, Reuters
The Federal Reserve may need to go all out and lift the short- term rates it manages, analysts say, since its latest proposals …
Analysis: US Money Market Funds, Advocates, Stake Out Positions as Crackdown Looms
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price
April 13, 2021, Reuters
Market participants this week staked out their positions on how to fix systemic risks in the $4.9 trillion US money …
US Money Markets Brace for Headaches as Debt Limit Draws Near
By Alex Harris
April 13, 2021, Bloomberg
Dollar-denominated funding markets are already facing myriad challenges that are distorting supply and demand, and these effects are only going to intensify as …
Regulators to Lay Out Money Market Fund Reforms in July, Fed’s Quarles Says
By Pete Schroeder
March 30, 2021, Reuters
A group of financial regulators will lay out recommendations in July to improve the resilience of money market funds and minimize the chance …
EU Plots New Money Market Rules After Virus-Induced Ructions
By Chris Flood
March 26, 2021, Financial Times
The EU’s top financial regulator has proposed sweeping reforms to safeguard the continent’s €1.4tn money market fund sector, which only narrowly avoided …
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Analysis: Fed Move Eases Pressure on Money Funds, But More May Be Needed
By Karen Bretell
March 18, 2021, Reuters
The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to raise the maximum amount money funds can lend into its reverse repurchase agreement facility should ease …
Fear That Fed’s Main Rate Will Drop Too Low Is Starting to Abate
By Alex Harris
March 9, 2021, Bloomberg
The rate that the Federal Reserve targets to control monetary policy is defying the skeptics by holding firmly above zero, prompting a rethink …
The Fed Must Avoid a Repeat of the March Treasuries Mystery
By Gillian Tett
March 4, 2021, Financial Times
This month, a “whodunnit” — or “what-did-it” — mystery hangs over markets. No, this is not about gyrations in bitcoin prices or …
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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 …
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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