US banks tap Fed repo facility as overnight rates climb, signaling funding strain

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-banks-tap-fed-repo-facility-overnight-rates-climb-signaling-funding-strain-2025-10-15/ US repo rates hit high of 4.36% on Wednesday Liquidity is declining, should be monitored, analyst says US Treasury settlements are one factor for funding rate rise NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – U.S. banks borrowed $6.5 billion from …

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Mortgage rates climb back to 7%

https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1910788259770147302 https://twitter.com/akm515/status/1910812182364795356 https://twitter.com/onechancefreedm/status/1910793081261089209 It has undoubtedly been an extremely volatile week for financial markets and that includes the U.S. bond market to be sure. As an example, the poster child for the U.S. bond market, the 10yr Treasury, saw its …

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Mortgage rates climb to 6.86%

🇺🇸MORTGAGE RATES KEEP CLIMBING AS MARKET BRACES FOR TRUMP-ERA IMPACTS The average 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.86%, as the market processed economic shifts expected under Trump’s presidency. While overall mortgage applications barely budged, edging up 0.5%, refinancing requests… pic.twitter.com/gVINTAlqhS …

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The VIX And Market Climb: Should We Care?

via Michael Lebowitz The financial media frequently opines on what the daily gyrations of the VIX (implied volatility index) signal regarding investor sentiment. Despite how often it is quoted and discussed, many investors do not truly appreciate what implied volatility …

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Watch this video — Once the shooter was on the roof, police couldn’t get up there. They needed to shoot him from the ground, but no one got the right angle. One officer tried to climb up, but fell off/let go when shooter pointed his rifle.

New extended video shows the shooter Thomas Crooks crawling into position on the rooftop as President Trump is speaking.pic.twitter.com/gQZ1mCgQWf — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 15, 2024 Three snipers were stationed inside building used in Trump assassination attempt There were …

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Berkshire Hathaway Q4 operating earnings climb 28%, cash pile tops $167B… Warren Buffett admits Berkshire’s days of ‘eye-popping’ gains are over

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) (NYSE:BRK.A) Q4 operating earnings rose 28% from a year ago, driven by improvements in insurance underwriting and investment income, which more than offset declines at its railroad, utilities and energy, and other businesses. The company doubled the …

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Can The Fed Fix Biden/Congress Spending Addiction? Volcker, Greenspan, Yellen, Powell All Pushed Rates Lower … Until Biden (Fed Still Ignoring Taylor Rule) Mortgage Rates Continue To Climb

by confoundedinterest17 I had a wonderful time speaking at the Passive Investors Conference last night. One question I was asked was “Why doesn’t Powell (the current Fed Chair) pull “a Volcker” to cool inflation. She was referring to former Fed …

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US Treasury 10Y-2Y Yield Curve Stumbles To -91.166 BPS As 30Y Mortgage Rates Climb To 7.37% (30Y Mortgage Rate UP 156% Under Bidenomics) Since November 3, 2022, US Dollar Index DOWN -9.68%, Gold UP 18.55%, Bitcoin UP 51.11%!

by confoundedinterest17 I am anxiously waiting for the US inflation report tomorrow, so I am just looking at the US Treasury yield curve, mortgage rates and cryptos today. The US Treasury 10Y-2Y yield curve stumbled (just like Biden and Bidenomics) …

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