Financial Risk

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.

News

Negative Yields Across Europe Inc.

Tasos Vossos |

Below-zero yields on corporate debt suggest "Japanification" redux.

News

LIBOR Replacement Contenders

Alexandra Harris |

Putting the rates benchmark out of its misery is proving easier said than done.

News

Fed Sees No Hike in 2019

Jeanna Smialek |

Also plans September end to asset drawdown.

News

Negative-Yielding Bonds Top $9 Trillion

Adam Haigh |

Investors are increasingly accepting negative yields again as they adjust to a market environment rife with worry about global growth.

Best Practices

Tackling the FX Volatility Challenge

Chuck Brobst |

Steps small to midsize companies, or even large businesses dipping their toes into cross-border commerce, should take to more effectively manage currency risk.

News

JPMorgan's Crypto Experiment Calls into Question Ripple's Relevance

Alastair Marsh |

Designed to support cross-border payments, JPM Coin will be a direct competitor to Ripple's XRP, but with a stable value pegged to the U.S. dollar.

News

JPMorgan to Use Cryptocurrency in Corporate Payments

Michelle F. Davis & Alastair Marsh |

The bank believes JPM Coin “can yield significant benefits by reducing clients’ counterparty and settlement risk, decreasing capital requirements, and enabling instant value transfer.”