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Lawmakers Offer Support for Fed’s New Inflation Strategy
By Nick Timiraos and Kate Davidson
September 25, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve last month changed the way it will implement its mandate from Congress, and lawmakers …
ISDA extends fallbacks timetable
By Wendy Lisney
September 23, 2020, Global Investor Group
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s (ISDA) has pushed back the expected implementation date for its fallback protocol for derivatives contracts, …
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Greenwich: Treasuries volatility ‘crazy’ low compared to 2019
By Dan Barnes
September 17, 2020, The Desk
Analysis by research firm Greenwich Associates has found the US Treasury market saw volatility 50% lower in August 2020 than in August …
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US Treasury market’s brush with disaster must never be repeated
By Robin Wigglesworth
September 21, 2020, Financial Times
The US government bond market is akin to the investment world’s bomb shelter, a safe space where everyone can seek refuge when …
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 …
Federal aid impasse heightens U.S. muni market credit risk – analysts
By Karen Pierog
September 18, 2020, Reuters
A political deadlock over a new round of federal aid will elevate credit risk in the $3.9 trillion U.S. municipal bond market as …
CFTC drops proposal to extend trade reporting timeline for some swaps
By Karen Brettell
September 17, 2020, Reuters
The U.S. derivatives regulator on Thursday said it was backing away from a controversial proposal to delay the trade reporting of some swaps, …
Federal Reserve weighs bank dividends as it prepares second stress test
By Pete Schroeder
September 17, 2020, Reuters
The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Thursday it would decide by the end of September if it would continue capping bank dividend payments …
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Is the FCA set for an advice suitability crackdown?
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