U.S.
Some stories require a subscription to access the full source article.
Federal Reserve adds just $1bn of new corporate debt to balance sheet
By Colby Smith, Brooke Fox, and Joe Rennison
May 28, 2020, Financial Times
The Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities attracted little additional use over the past week, as an expansion …
Read More →
Fannie and Freddie’s Capital Dilemma
By Telis Demos
May 27, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
It seems that there is never a simple answer when it comes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The housing …
Read More →
Top-rated companies raise $1tn in 5 months to fill ‘war chests’
By Anna Gross and Joe Rennison
May 26, 2020, Financial Times
Highly rated companies including Disney, Apple and ExxonMobil have borrowed $1tn in five months as they seek to fortify …
Read More →
Mortgage Credit Tightens, Creating Drag on Any Economic Recovery
By Andrew Ackerman and Nick Timiraos
May 25, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
With interest rates falling to the lowest level on record, this should be a banner time for …
Read More →
Brokers shun oil ETF providers over regulatory risks
By David Sheppard, Chris Flood, and Gregory Meyer
May 21, 2020, Financial Times
Brokers and dealers are freezing out the operators of the world’s largest oil-linked exchange-traded products, reflecting concerns …
Read More →
Pandemic Poses Most Serious Threat to Fed’s Goals ‘In Our Lifetimes,’ Says Top Fed Official
By Nick Timiraos
May 21, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The coronavirus pandemic poses the most serious threat “in our lifetimes” to the Federal Reserve’s goals of maintaining strong employment …
Read More →
ASA Sues Over SEC Audit Trail Privacy
By John D’Antona
May 20, 2020, Markets Media
They say it isn’t official until it’s on Facebook. Well, in trading it might be official if you’re being sued about it.…
Read More →
Fannie-Freddie Capital Plan Calls for Buffers Above $200 Billion
By Joe Light
May 20, 2020, Bloomberg
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator is proposing that the mortgage giants be required to hold hundreds of billions of dollars in capital …
Read More →
Strong demand for newest U.S. 20-year bond to fund record spending
By Colby Smith
May 20, 2020, Financial Times
The U.S. Treasury drew strong demand for its newest 20-year bond on Wednesday, underscoring its ability to fund the government’s record-setting spending …
Read More →
Asset Managers Thrown a FEFTA Comfort Blanket
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
Earlier this year, we flagged certain pending amendments relating to the Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign …
Read More →