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The European Central Bank has expressed concern about extreme rates volatility. But until it stops buying and allows the private sector to become re-established, its true mission as liquidity provider of last resort will remain in conflict with its determination to expand its balance sheet.
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The European Central Bank has expressed concern about extreme rates volatility. But until it stops buying and allows the private sector to become re-established, its true mission as liquidity provider of last resort will remain in conflict with its determination to expand its balance sheet.
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Financial markets operators responded this week to the European Commission’s consultation on Capital Markets Union.
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Bund-ageddon may be striking fear into the hearts of traders and investors across Europe. On paper, the price moves are brutal but calm is called for.
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The European Covered Bond Council has proposed a new generation of secured funding notes, halfway between covered bonds and securitizations. But getting them off the ground is still in the hands of the regulators.
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No one likes to prove Jamie Dimon right. But if Thursday’s government bond sell-off in Europe proved anything, it is that investors should indeed have liquidity at the top of their list of concerns.
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Everyone knows the City votes with its wallet, and a Labour government will cost its professionals dear. But the Conservatives threaten its very existence. -
Until recently, green covered bonds were always more of a theoretical discussion than one that had taken root. But they could be just what the central bank-oppressed market needs.
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There are plenty of reasons to commend German legislators’ attempts to subordinate senior debt to other operating liabilities, but other lawmakers shouldn’t rush to follow their example.
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Goldman Sachs reported quarterly results last week that were, by any measure, stellar. But some of the numbers look a little bit too special.
