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17 September 2019   |  

The repo market garnered a lot of attention as rates spiked, prompting the Fed to provide additional liquidity to bring rates down—just one of several monetary policy headlines today.

Fed’s Repo Rescue Leaves Many Searching for Answers
Thus far, many are blaming the volatility on the combination of corporate tax bills that are due and the government’s collecting payment for Treasury bills sold to dealers last week.

Fed Wrestles With Trade War and Saudi Oil Attack Uncertainty
As the Fed prepares to meet (and potentially cut the benchmark rate), it’s mulling several factors—including spiking oil prices and the ongoing global trade war. Most investors are still betting on a 25bps rate cut.

ECB Prepared to Cut Rates Again, Says Its Chief Economist
Meanwhile, since announcing new stimulus last week, the ECB has faced criticism that further easing will be “ineffective in boosting economic growth while penalizing prudent savers and fueling potential asset bubbles in housing, stock markets and bonds.”

Banks Set to Win $40 Billion in Relief From Post-Crisis Rule
Following the global financial crisis, politicians globally sought to erect regulatory guiderails that would prevent another. While regulations’ ability to entirely avert (or even mitigate) crisis is debatable, one clear impact has been the cost to banks. With regulators poised to reduce the amount of cash large lenders are required to hold to cover potentially bad swaps market trades, the burden gets a little lighter.

Venezuela Quietly Loosens Grip on Market
Going from seven-figure to six-figure hyperinflation hardly means all is well—but steps toward a more market-oriented economy could boost Venezuela’s outlook. 

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