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The Fed is looking at a new program that could be another version of ‘quantitative easing’
By Jeff Cox
April 29, 2019, CNBC
Federal Reserve officials are considering a new program that would allow banks to exchange Treasurys for reserves, a move aimed at ensuring liquidity …
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U.S. Funding Rates Keep on Rising, Fueling Talk of a Fed Tweak
By Alex Harris
April 30, 2019, Bloomberg
The benchmark targeted by the Federal Reserve is on the rise again and that’s leading some to question whether the central bank could …
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SFTR: trade groups demand clarity on buy-sell back and repo
By Sharon Kimathi
April 24, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
Heads of compliance and industry group representatives say they are confused by the European regulator’s definitions under the Securities Financing …
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SOFR swap surge points to Q2 repo hedging
By Ben St. Clair
April 16, 2019, Risk
Last week’s surge in the number of swaps referencing the US secured overnight financing rate with July 3 expiries suggests that investors …
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Tradeweb Reports Record Repo Volume
By Maddie Saghir
April 12, 2019, Securities Lending Times
Tradeweb reported a post-crisis record in repo volume in its March monthly activity report.
Average daily volumes (ADV) in repo of …
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ICMA to Minimize Europe Repo Disruption
By Maddie Saghir
April 15, 2019, Securities Lending Times
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has explained that its working group is looking to minimize the potential disruption to the …
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Fed Made Mistake in Calculating SOFR – Broker
By Andrew Neil
April 11, 2019, Global Investor Group
The Federal Reserve made a “structural mistake” in calculating its replacement to the London interbank offered rate (Libor), according to repo …
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Traders Back SOFR Derivatives as Repo Hedge
By Lukas Becker
April 11, 2019, Risk
Barclays and MetLife traders agree that derivatives linked to the U.S. secured overnight financing rate, or SOFR, could be a good hedge for …
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Money Markets Brace to See if Fed Will Play Repo Whack-a-Mole
By Alex Harris
April 9, 2019, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve could be preparing to explain within days how – or even if – it will add a new mechanism to …
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European Repo Market Sees Steady Growth
By Maddie Saghir
April 4, 2019, Securities Lending Times
The European repo market is showing continued steady growth as the market size reached €7,739 billion, according to a survey by …
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