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Fed"s "bazooka" soothes dollar funding squeeze

The U.S. Federal Reserve's efforts to shield the economy from coronavirus effects have, for now, slowed a scramble for dollars that threatened to clog funding markets, bringing back some calm on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 24th, 2020

Dollar falls for a second day on Fed stimulus

The dollar slipped for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled fresh measures to supply precious liquidity into funding markets, sending risky currencies such as the Australian dollar soaring......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 24th, 2020

Asian stocks rebound, Fed soothes with boundless QE

Asian equities markets rallied on Tuesday as investors bet the U.S Federal Reserve's promise of unlimited dollar funding would ease painful strains in financial markets even if it could not stop the economic hit of the coronavirus epidemic......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 24th, 2020

Asia stocks rebound, Fed pits endless QE against economic reality

Asian stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve's promise of bottomless dollar funding eased painful strains in financial markets, even if it could not soften the immediate economic hit of the coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 23rd, 2020

BOJ says enhanced dollar swap lines will ease strains in funding markets

A decision by the world's major central banks to enhance their dollar swap lines will serve as an important backstop to ease strains in global funding markets, the Bank of Japan said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 20th, 2020

Fed sets swap lines with 9 more central banks in move to ease dollar lending strain

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced it had set up temporary U.S. dollar swap lines with nine additional central banks to help lessen the strains in global U.S. dollar funding markets. .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2020

Fed"s short-term corporate funding plan boosts stocks, gold, dollar

Gold, the dollar and global equity markets rose on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy short-term corporate debt directly from companies to help relieve credit markets under strain from the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 17th, 2020

Explainer: Dollar demand reveals market"s pain point

This month's dramatic selloff in financial markets is causing ructions in vital funding markets that keep money flowing between banks and companies and underpin anything from global trade to corporate cashflow......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 13th, 2020

Funding Markets Are Freezing: Global Dollar Shortage Hits Alarming Levels

Funding Markets Are Freezing: Global Dollar Shortage Hits Alarming Levels T.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 12th, 2020

The Wall Street Journal: N.Y. Fed carries out $47 billion auction

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added $47.05 billion to the financial system Monday by using the market for repurchase agreements, or repo, to relieve funding pressure in money markets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 7th, 2019

No Time To Pannick, Yet

No Time To Pannick, Yet Submitted by Michael Every of Rabobank The Fed’s 25 bps but still hawkish cut and the volatility in short-term dollar funding markets continued to dominate.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 20th, 2019

Prolonged funding stress boosts call for permanent Fed fix

Signs that stress in U.S. funding markets is rebuilding ramped up pressure on the Federal Reserve to permanently increase reserves by boosting Treasury holdings, even as it was preparing a temporary liquidity injection for the fourth straight day......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 19th, 2019

Prolonged funding stress boosts call for permanent Fed fix

Signs that stress in U.S. funding markets is rebuilding ramped up pressure on the Federal Reserve to permanently increase reserves by boosting Treasury holdings, even as it was preparing a temporary liquidity injection for the fourth straight day......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 19th, 2019

U.S. bankers seize on repo-market stress to push for softer liquidity rules

Big U.S. banks are using the recent chaos in short-term funding markets as an opportunity to pressure the Federal Reserve to ease liquidity requirements they have long despised......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 18th, 2019

Dollar will be cut down to size if Fed gives in to market whims - Reuters poll

The U.S. dollar's dominance will come to an end if the Federal Reserve gives in to pressure from financial markets and President Donald Trump and chops interest rates another 50 basis points this year, a Reuters poll of market strategists showed......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 7th, 2019

China"s first bank seizure in 20 years sets investors on edge

The Chinese government’s first seizure of a bank in more than two decades reverberated through markets for a second day, driving up funding costs for smaller lenders and adding pressure to shares that already trade at rock-bottom valuations......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 28th, 2019

EM FX Crashes As US Dollar & Bonds Soar, Stocks Snore

Earnings (dramatically weaker), macro (two-year lows), funding markets (IOER), bonds (y.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 24th, 2019

Trade war fears grip stocks, dollar drives higher

LONDON (Reuters) - Pressure on world shares from a U.S.-driven trade dispute mounted on Thursday, as a fast-charging dollar and a jump in oil prices also cranked up the pain in emerging markets......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 28th, 2018

Asia stocks sag on trade war fears, dollar buoyant

Asian stocks remained under pressure on Thursday from fears of an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war, while the dollar stood stall after rallying against its peers amid the turmoil in broader markets......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 11th, 2018

Stocks, emerging currencies, lick wounds as lira bounces for second day

Action from Turkey's central bank pushed the lira higher for a second day on Wednesday, helping European stocks and emerging currencies consolidate recent losses though the dollar stuck at 13-month highs kept up the pressure on world markets......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 15th, 2018