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Powell: dialling back policy restraint was a discussion topic for us at our meeting today FOMC: 3 cuts in 2024 Williams: We aren't really talking about rate cuts Bostic: 2 rate cuts Mester: Markets are a bit ahead on rate cuts Goolsbee: Fed is not precommiting to cutting… pic.twitter.com/R3qhuhkhDy — Simon Ree (@simon_ree) December 19, …
US Treasury market debate around hedge fund collateral intensifies “NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – As U.S. regulators ready rules that would push more trading in Treasuries to a central clearing venue, the industry’s focus is turning on a key question: how much collateral should hedge funds and others put up to trade there. At …
The heavy concentration of the seven largest stocks in the S&P 500 raises concerns about diversification and market stability, especially if these stocks face underperformance. 🇺🇸 S&P 500 The concentration of the seven largest stocks in the S&P 500 raises concerns about diversification and market stability, as potential risks emerge if these stocks underperform👉 https://t.co/yIk7SZYp6p …
The Federal Reserve’s efforts to weaken the labor market could have serious implications for the housing sector, as dwindling savings and potential job losses create a looming threat of rising foreclosures, amplifying the fragility of the housing market. If the Fed "succeeds" in weakening the labor market, it will impact housing. With excess savings depleted, …
South Korea’s decision to ban short-selling shares until June in the name of creating a “level playing field” is a striking move. South Korea will ban short-selling shares until June to ensure a "level playing field." Absolutely wild. Financial markets are being manipulated all over the world right now. You know what actually needs a …
$100,000,000,000 in Deposits Exit US Banking System in Three Weeks As Fed Survey Says Banks Face Financial Stability Risks People and businesses are withdrawing billions of dollars in deposits from US banks as a new survey details concern on the state of the financial sector. The latest numbers from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) …
Around the world, debt is skyrocketing – and rising interest rates are making it unsustainable. In this first part, Ben Norton discusses the impending crisis in the United States, before explaining in part two how Wall Street traps the Global South in debt. Credit card debt vs personal savings. pic.twitter.com/LQMhkTZz6Y — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 8, …
via Mike Shedlock: Hedge funds and asset managers are in opposite camps, with leverage, posing risk of an accident. Hedge Fund Basis Trade ‘Probably’ Back and Posing Risk Bloomberg reports Hedge Fund Basis Trade ‘Probably’ Back and Posing Risk, Fed Says Hedge funds have “probably” increased their positions in highly leveraged Treasury basis trades, posing a …
China’s youth unemployment > 21% now. Is that bad?https://t.co/Rw4qmSZUu0 — Michael Kao (@UrbanKaoboy) July 17, 2023 China reports second-quarter GDP miss, another record high in youth unemployment. How will the market react to this. The 6.3% GDP print for the second quarter marked a 0.8% pace of growth from the first quarter, slower than the …
It’s time to start calling out NATO corruption The very organization designed to keep us out of nuclear WW3 is now dragging us faster towards it than anything else If NATO puts our national security & global stability at such great risk, it’s time to reform Peace not war! — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 5, 2023 …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.snb.ch/n/mmr/reference/stabrep_2023/source/stabrep_2023.n.pdf These measures need to strengthen banks’ resilience in order to prevent a loss of confidence wherever possible, and ensure a broad range of effective options to stabilise, recover or wind down a systemically important bank in the event of a crisis. Third, the scale and pace of deposit outflows that resulted from …