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Feature: Repo Funding Strains?
The Making of a Money Squeeze?
Echoes of 2019’s repo market dislocation and concerns about small and mid-size bank weakness have returned, just when a soft landing is within the Fed’s grasp. What needs to be done to avert a liquidity crunch?
The Latest
What percentage of trades would not meet the affirmation deadline for…
How could time zones and global operations affect Asian firms’ ability to …
One-day settlement for securities in the U.S. could bring a host…
Meaghan Dugan, Head of Options at @NYSE, gives her views on options…
One exciting trend happening in collateral is buy-side firms creating a…
Digital collateral is a very interesting space. So outside of pure collateral…
From our vantage point, most participants are ready for T [plus] one and those…
How could real-time data streaming improve corporate bank relationships? Rafael Otero, Head of…
Many firms have found that the tools they used to address uncleared margin rules…
By providing access to reliable and comprehensive data points, digital trade finance tools give…
Firms that do not keep up with the latest e-commerce developments to curate a frictionless…
Feature: Treasury Market Reform
A Wider Safety Net For Treasurys May Have Pitfalls
A new central clearing rule looks set to shake the foundations of the $27 trillion Treasury market, at one of the most challenging time for the U.S. government and investors.
Learning to Live With More Treasury Debt
The $27tr Treasury market is awash with supply at a time when some critical sources of demand have pulled back. Read more about what this could mean for yields and investor sentiment.
An expanded #CentralClearing mandate by the Securities and Exchange Commission for U.S. Treasury…
One potential problem with current #Treasury-market clearing methods is that a counterparty may…
The implementation of a broader mandate for the central clearing of Treasurys and repos may give…
Interviews
How is asset digitization opening up investment opportunities in Africa? Rajesh Ramsundhar, Head…
Central clearing will likely be an important measure to enhance #Treasury-market liquidity but…
The potential benefits of adopting an electronic bill of lading extend beyond simply digitizing…
By providing access to reliable and comprehensive data points, digital trade finance tools give…
Firms that do not keep up with the latest e-commerce developments to curate a frictionless…
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s planned expansion of #CentralClearing in the…
Industry News
Pymnts
Banks Report Lending Slows as Corporate Borrowers Pay Down Debt
Financial Times
Hedge funds and commodities traders urged to hold more liquid assets
The Wall Street Journal
Where Are Growth, Inflation and Interest Rates Headed? We Asked the Economists
Bloomberg
Powell Signals Rate-Cut Delay After Run of Inflation Surprises
Pymnts
Main Street Small Business Growth Exceeds GDP for First Time in Two Years
Financial Times
Managers to shut or convert $220bn of US money market funds before rule change
Bloomberg
Bond Traders Are Preparing for a 5% Yield, No Rate Cut World
The Wall Street Journal
ECB Signals It’s Moving Closer to a Cut But Keeps Rates Steady
Global Custodian
CLS decides not to move FX settlement cut-off for T+1 following evaluation
Financial Times
Big investors buy European bonds over US Treasuries as economies diverge
Bloomberg
Fitch Cuts China Outlook to Negative on Steady Rise in Debt
The Wall Street Journal
Inflation Comes in Hotter Than Expected at 3.5% in March
Finextra
ECB preps DLT trials for wholesale central bank money settlement
Financial Times
Investors lose hope of rapid US interest rate cuts this year
Bloomberg
ECB-Fed Split Ignites Talk of Euro Sliding to Dollar Parity
The Wall Street Journal
BOJ Gov. Leaves Door Open to Future Rate Increases
Finextra
Central banks explore tokenization of cross-border payments
Financial Times
Could the ECB cut rates before the Fed?
Bloomberg
US Initial Jobless Claims Tick Up to Highest Since January
The Wall Street Journal
Powell Still Sees Room for the Fed to Cut Rates This Year
Aerial View Insights
Could a mature repo market boost appetite for African government bonds?
Emerging payment tools, such as real-time payments and digital wallets, are popular.
Banks migrating to ISO 20022 can enable a new era in commerce.