US Federal Reserve

• Fed to Press Banks to Reduce Liquidity Risk

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomsberg  |  April 9, 2013

  Bernanke says regulators will encourage banks to rely less on wholesale funding.

• EU’s Barnier Said to Urge Rethink of U.S. Swaps Rules

  By Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  April 9, 2013

  EU financial services chief seeks changes on draft rules on swaps.

• CFTC Said to Probe ICAP, Banks on Swap Prices

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  April 8, 2013

  Agency is investigating possible price manipulation of benchmark interest-rate swaps.

• Yen Weakens Beyond 99 per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 8, 2013

  Exchange rate hits lowest level since May 2009 on concerns about the Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures.

• States Promote Bullion as Legal Tender

  By Amanda J. Crawford  |  April 8, 2013

  Arizona legislature poised to recognize gold and silver coins amid concerns about the U.S. dollar.

• U.S. Added Just 88,000 Jobs in March

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  April 5, 2013

  Smallest payrolls gain in nine months was accompanied by a decline in unemployment rate.

• Disconnect on Cost of Cyberattacks

  By Chris Strohm, Eric Engleman and Dave Michaels, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2013

  Companies cite limited losses, while government says billions of dollars worth of corporate secrets stolen.

• European Money Funds Breaking Buck Taboo

  By Katie Linsell, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2013

  Funds pressured by very low yields on European government bonds.

• Nasdaq Risks Credit Rating to Expand With ESpeed

  By Nandini Sukumar, Nina Mehta and Lisa Abramowicz, Bloomberg  |  April 2, 2013

  Acquisition of Treasuries trading platform moves exchange operator into new asset class.

• Leveraged Loan Gains Smallest Since 2008

  By Christine Idzelis, Bloomberg  |  March 28, 2013

  Fed and other regulators are warning the market may be frothy.