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Fed repo facility could prevent unusual rate spikes
By Andrew Neil
July 12, 2019, Global Investor Group
Federal Reserve officials debated the merits of a repo facility during a recent board meeting.
Minutes published on July 10 show …
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PGIM CEO Hunt Sees a ‘Volatile Summer’ Ahead
David Hunt, president and chief executive officer at PGIM, discusses the difficulties markets face in pricing political risk, the U.S. economy, expectations for rates to fall, and looking for opportunities …
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Fed signaling greater flexibility, says expert
CNBC’s “Closing Bell” team is joined by Julia Coronado, founder of Macropolicy Perspectives, and Steve Grasso of Stuart Frankel, to discuss how markets are trading and what investors should watch …
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Economist Komileva Views U.S. 10-Year Yield as the ‘New VIX’
Lena Komileva, chief economist and managing director at G+ Economics, discusses market signals from the declining U.S. 10-Year yield. She speaks with Bloomberg’s Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Markets.”…
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The Day Traders Are Back, Now Playing With Options
By Lisa Beilfuss and Gunjan Banerji
May 11, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
Martin Rogers has been regularly trading options from his mobile phone since last summer, after dabbling in …
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The Fed Fights a New Bank It Fears. The Startup Sees Nothing to Worry About
By Alex Harris and Liz McCormick
April 24, 2019, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve is trying to kill a fledgling bank before the newfangled business takes root, arguing it’s a dangerous …
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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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Derivs Volumes Exceed 30 Billion in 2018
By Louisa Chender
April 10, 2019, Global Investor Group
Derivatives trading volumes exceeded the 30 billion mark last year in a turbulent year which saw the return of volatility.
According …
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Michael Purves on the Fed
Michael Purves, Weeden & Co. Chief Global Strategist, talks rates, the yield curve, and volatility.…
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Fed Repo Facility May Fix SOFR’s Image Problem
By Robert Mackenzie Smith
April 2, 2019, Risk
On the last day of 2018, the repo rate exploded, shooting up 147% to an intraday summit of 7.25%, in a market …
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