Financial Risk

Best Practices

Incorporating Expectations into Hedging Decisions

Ira Kawaller |

How risk managers should respond to changing yield curves.

News

‘Zombie LIBOR’ Threatens Market’s Complacent View

Alexandra Harris |

Benchmark will continue if at least five banks continue to contribute data, but a smaller set of contributors could significantly increase volatility.

News

The Dollar Funding Squeeze

Stephen Spratt |

Borrowing dollars has gotten even more expensive in recent weeks, and global FX markets are feeling the effects.

News

Trump May Yet Take Action on the Strong Dollar

Saleha Mohsin, Josh Wingrove & Katherine Greifeld |

Shortly after economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the White House had “ruled out any currency intervention,” the president directly disputed this claim.

News

The Short Road from LIBOR’s Death to ‘Armageddon’

Mark Gilbert |

The stakes are high for corporate borrowers as global discussions continue to swirl around which interest rate benchmark will become the new standard.

News

Fed Watchers Now Expect Rate Cuts This Year

Rich Miller & Craig Torres |

With growth seeming precarious, many now expect significant reduction in interest rates before yearend.

News

Fed Minutes Signal Patience

Craig Torres |

However, rate cuts seem less likely: Some FOMC members’ concerns about slowing global economic growth have abated.

News

U.S., EU Officials Stop $100 Million Cyberattack

Natalia Drozdiak |

Global crime ring developed malware to steal banking login details, then initiate wire transfers from thousands of businesses.

Analysis

Schrodinger’s LIBOR Refuses to Leave Its Box

Mark Gilbert |

While market participants drag their heels, the deadline to move away from LIBOR appraoches unabated.

Powell Goes Whites-of-the-Eyes on Inflation

Rich Miller & Craig Torres |

Fed adopts stance it shunned under Janet Yellon: It won’t hike rates until it has proof of accelerating price increases.