UK plans higher liquidity requirements for money market funds
Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London,...
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Bank of England says UK coping with higher rates for now but sees risks ahead
A general view shows the Bank of England in London, Britain, September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON,...
US ETF assets hit record $7.65 trillion in November -State Street Global Advisors
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec...
ECB chief Lagarde admits her son lost crypto cash
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, at the European Parliament,...
Crushed FX volatility as dollar, finally, subsides
LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - If you were looking for a klaxon to mark the end of the interest rate cycle, a crushing of currency market volatility rings loudly.Deutsche Bank's CVIX (.DBCVIX) - the currency market's version of Wall St's "fear index" of stock volatility and a weighted average of implied "vol" in nine major pairings - has basically imploded.Subdued since mid-year, the CVIX took another sharp leg lower this month and hit its lowest since mid-February 2022 - just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the first of the...
US Treasury market debate around hedge fund collateral intensifies
Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW 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 issue is whether imposing minimum requirements for collateral, called margin or haircuts, would raise trading costs and curb market...
ECB’s Lagarde warns against premature inflation celebration
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, at the European Parliament,...
ECB says property slump could last years in threat to lenders
A sign reads "new tenant wanted" in a window of a commercial building in Frankfurt, Germany, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kai...
Fall in UK rate curve shows markets more upbeat than BoE, Ramsden says
Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking of the Bank of England Dave Ramsden attends a press conference concerning interest rates,...
ECB backs global rules for bonds wiped out in Credit Suisse rescue
A view shows the logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) outside its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany March 16, 2023....
