Financial Risk

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Fed Cuts Benchmark Rate to Near Zero

Janet Levaux |

It also pledged to buy some $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds in response to fallout from the coronavirus.
Analysis

Fed Faces Zero-Rate Debate

Rich Miller & Craig Torres |

Fed watchers increasingly predict that U.S. interest rates will soon hit zero.
News

Interest Rate Cut Designed to Stop the Bleeding

Craig Torres & Steve Matthews |

With the largest rate cut since 2008, the Fed aims to stabilize markets amid global spread of the coronavirus.

Best Practices

How to Initiate a Risk-Hedging Program

Treasury & Risk |

New study shows increasing proportion of companies are hedging FX and interest-rate risks—but where should a novice company start?
News

Cryptocurrency Takes the Political Stage

Treasury & Risk |

Financial reform policy of Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg includes a section on regulation of virtual currencies.
Analysis

FedNow Instant Payments Will Not Prevent Fraud

Monica Eaton-Cardone |

In fact, accelerating to real-time settlement will reduce banks’ ability to continue their current fraud-prevention tactics.
News

Fed Strategy to Become More Dovish

Rich Miller, Christopher Condon & Matthew Boesler |

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank would pull out the stops to combat a global disinflationary downdraft, foreshadowing…
News

Expect Fed to Keep Rates Steady

Craig Torres |

Meanwhile, outside the central bank, debate swirls about what tools the Fed will have available when the next downturn strikes.
News

FX Impact on Earnings: Smaller but Still Significant

Treasury and Risk |

Nearly one in four large North American companies reported that currency movement had a negative impact on earnings in Q3/2019.
News

SOFR Options Debut

Elizabeth Stanton |

First trades anticipate higher volatility.

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