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FOMC Minutes: “The staff provided an update on its assessment of the stability of the U.S. financial system and, on balance, continued to characterize the system’s financial vulnerabilities as notable.” “Hedge fund leverage reached its highest level since 2013.” Ruh-roh…

Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcminutes20240731.pdf TLDRS: The Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting minutes highlight economic concerns and financial vulnerabilities. Usage of the Overnight Reverse Repo (ON RRP) facility slightly declined, with a more noticeable decrease expected later in the year due to increased Treasury …

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Equities saw largest fragility shock on record… Hedge Funds are net bearish on commodities for the first time since 2016. Incredible timing.

Equities saw largest fragility shock on record… From @dailychartbook pic.twitter.com/kobmFd70EQ — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) August 20, 2024 Hedge Funds are net bearish on commodities for the first time since 2016. Incredible timing. Right when commodities are starting …

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Thomas Thornton: ‘Finishing up the Hedge Fund Telemetry weekend notes. Still see risk of yen carry trade unwinding’

https://twitter.com/TommyThornton/status/1825183451605057694 https://twitter.com/TommyThornton/status/1825188832305934729 The unwinding of YEN carry trade in focus once again. Backtesting the primary trend-line pic.twitter.com/54ga5jpEmq — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 16, 2024 I think the unwinding of the carry trade is far from over. The yen's newfound …

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SEC adopts amendments to enhance private fund reporting, including those also registered with the CFTC. The amendments enhance how large hedge fund advisers report investment exposures, borrowing, and counterparty exposure, among other aspects.

Source: https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/final/2024/ia-6546.pdf TLDRS SEC adopts amendments to enhance private fund reporting including those also registered with the CFTC. The amendments to Form PF will enhance reporting by large hedge fund advisers on various aspects such as investment exposures, borrowing, counterparty exposure, …

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“Hedge Funds With 2,000% Leverage Catch EU Watchdog’s Eye” – Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/hedge-funds-with-2-000-leverage-are-catching-the-eu-s-attention (Bloomberg) — European regulators are closely following a group of hedge funds with exposure to mortgage bonds and average gross leverage in excess of 2,000%, a position so large it risks impacting markets. The funds predominantly are buyers in …

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Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity – HyperVerse caused $1.3 billion in customer losses

For years, rumors spread on social media that Steven Reece Lewis, the chief executive officer of a now-shuttered cryptocurrency hedge fund called HyperVerse, was a “fake person” who “doesn’t exist.” After its investigation, The Guardian has confirmed that no organization cited on his resume “can find any …

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