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Federal Reserve Alert! Beige Book July 12, 2023: “many contacts reported an inability to fully pass on increased costs to consumers, which has compressed margins.” Is the ‘Greedflation’ Peak in Sight?

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beigebook202307.htm Overall Economic Activity Overall economic activity increased slightly since late May. Five Districts reported slight or modest growth, five noted no change, and two reported slight and modest declines. Reports on consumer spending were mixed; growth was generally …

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FICC-GOV,FICC-MBS,DTC,NSCC Alert! New Minimum Capital Requirements: the increased capital requirements take effect on August 26, 2023

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/11/GOV1510-23.pdf https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/11/MBS1248-23.pdf https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/11/18775-23.pdf https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/11/a9319.pdf https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/11/a9319.pdf Wut mean? The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), along with the Depository Trust Company (DTC) and the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), are increasing their minimum capital requirements for members. These changes were …

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Inflation Alert! The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Monetary Policy Review July: The Official Cash Rate (OCR) held at 5.5%. Employment above sustainable level, Consumer spending slows. Could this be the start of other central banks pausing this time as the Fed take the lead with the July rate hike?

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/hub/news/2023/07/official-cash-rate-remains-on-hold Highlights: The RBNZ has decided to keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%. Remember, this is the rate of interest which the RBNZ charges on overnight loans to commercial banks. The RBNZ expects the OCR to …

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Inflation Alert! Bank of England (50 basis points), Norway Central Bank (50 basis points), Swiss National Bank (25 basis points) all raise interest rates to combat inflation. Remember, JPow told Congress yesterday rate hikes needed here but the Fed is not acting while other central banks are.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Norway: https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/Monetary-policy/Monetary-policy-meetings/2023/june-2023/ Policy rate raised to 3.75 percent Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to raise the policy rate by 0.50 percentage point to 3.75 percent. The Committee’s current assessment of the outlook and balance of …

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