Economy

• Benchmark Rates in Question

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  June 18, 2013

  Probe into rigging of Libor expands to other rates, spreads across Europe and to the U.S. and Singapore.

• Failure to Communicate Boosts Government-Bond Yields

  By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  June 17, 2013

  Push to improve central-bank transparency results in airing of conflicting views and increased volatility in the U.S., Japan, and the EU.

• U.S.-EU Trade Talks to Start in July

  By Robert Hutton and Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  June 17, 2013

  Talks expected to move fast on the ‘biggest trade deal in history.’

• Currency Headwinds Blowing Strong

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  June 12, 2013

  Study finds currency fluctuations had negative impact on revenue for more than 25 percent of multinationals, with average 3-cent impact on EPS.

• Hedge Funds Win Collateral Reprieve in SEC Dodd-Frank Shift

  By Carla Main, Bloomberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Banks have six months to design new trading models; EU urges U.S. to change course on swaps rules; and watchdog says SEC is better at cost-benefit analysis.

• German Top Court Expected to Extend ‘Yes, But’ Doctrine

  By Karin Matussek and Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Germany's Federal Constitutional Court is reviewing European Central Bank programs to buy bonds from countries in crisis.

• U.S. Outlook Revised to Stable

  By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Treasury yields rise as U.S. fiscal risks recede.

• Challenges in Capital Management

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  June 7, 2013

  Recent poll indicates that economic uncertainty and capital deployment are companies' primary challenges in capital management.

• Fed Looking for Four Straight 200,000 Payrolls

  By Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  June 7, 2013

  Federal Reserve will keep buying bonds until job growth averages 200,000 or more for four months in a row, according to two former Fed economists.

• No Delay in Monday Swaps Deadline

  By Silla Brush and Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  June 6, 2013

  Gensler rules out change to June 10 mandate for clearinghouse backing of swaps trades.