Alexandra Harris
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U.S. Fed’s John Williams Still Expects Rate Cuts To Begin This Year
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said the central bank will likely start lowering interest rates this year if inflation continues to gradually come down.
- Monday April 15, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Tax Deadline Is Pivotal For Funding Markets, Fed’s Balance Sheet
The annual tax payment process sucks hundreds of billions of dollars from the banking system, pulling bank reserves below a key level that is critical to fund market stability
- Thursday April 11, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Tax Deadline Is Pivotal For Funding Markets, Fed’s Balance Sheet
The annual tax payment process sucks hundreds of billions of dollars from the banking system, pulling bank reserves below a key level that is critical to fund market stability
- Thursday April 11, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Fed Officials Emphasise Data To Guide Pace Of Interest-Rate Cuts
Three Federal Reserve officials said the pace of interest-rate cuts will depend on incoming economic data, suggesting the path to lower borrowing costs may look different than in previous rate-cutting cycles.
- Thursday February 29, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris, Steve Matthews, Craig Torres
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Fed Minutes Suggest Officials Are Seeking Smallest Balance Sheet Possible
Federal Reserve policymakers are gearing up for a bigger discussion about the central bank’s balance sheet, but for now it’s clear officials are keen to make it as small as possible.
- Thursday February 22, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Fed Likely To Keep Shrinking Balance Sheet While Liquidity Drain Persists
While a key Federal Reserve liquidity facility is running low, market analysts say the central bank likely will keep shrinking its balance sheet.
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Fed Likely To Keep Shrinking Balance Sheet While Liquidity Drain Persists
While a key Federal Reserve liquidity facility is running low, market analysts say the central bank likely will keep shrinking its balance sheet.
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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A $6 Trillion Wall of Cash Is Holding Firm as Fed Delays Cuts
Investors are plowing billions into money-market funds by the day. Corporate treasurers are hoarding record amounts of cash. The market is digesting a glut of Treasury bills without a hiccup.
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris, Nina Trentmann
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Fed’s Bostic Says May Take ‘Some Time’ To Hit Rate-Cut Threshold
Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed needs more confidence that inflation is on track to return to their target.
- Friday February 16, 2024
- Author: Steve Matthews, Alexandra Harris
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Fed Raises Rate On Emergency Loan Program To Stop Arbitrage
The Fed’s Bank Term Funding Program will not be extended beyond its March 11 deadline, top officials had signaled earlier this month.
- Thursday January 25, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson, Alexandra Harris
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Fed Raises Rate On Emergency Loan Program To Stop Arbitrage
The Fed’s Bank Term Funding Program will not be extended beyond its March 11 deadline, top officials had signaled earlier this month.
- Thursday January 25, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson, Alexandra Harris
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Fed’s John Williams Says Rates Are High Enough To Cool Inflation To Goal
The New York Fed chief said it would be natural for interest rates to decline as inflation falls but the timing and speed of any cuts would be dependent on the path of inflation and the economy.
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Markets See Fed’s Exit From Quantitative Tightening Nearing
For over 18 months, the Fed has been letting as much as $60 billion in Treasuries and as much as $35 billion in agency debt holdings mature every month.
- Thursday January 4, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Markets See Fed’s Exit From Quantitative Tightening Nearing
For over 18 months, the Fed has been letting as much as $60 billion in Treasuries and as much as $35 billion in agency debt holdings mature every month.
- Thursday January 4, 2024
- Author: Alexandra Harris
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Year-End Money-Markets Angst On Fed Exit Echoes 2018 Crunch
The Federal Reserve’s continued push to remove liquidity from the financial system is bringing back volatility to year-end trading in the overnight funding markets for the first time in five years.
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- Author: Alexandra Harris