Despite warnings from the Federal Reserve about the financial-stability risk that repurchase agreements pose, the central bank holds 60% of repo deals backed by Treasurys, according to the Office of Financial Research. “They’ve become a […]
Snapchat’s rebranding as Snap Inc. signaled the company’s ambitions to move beyond being a messaging app, and its foray into hardware with Spectacles furthers the company’s walled garden. The company is reportedly also shifting its […]
The China Foreign Exchange Trade System could launch a trading platform for credit default swaps soon, sources said. Meanwhile, market participants say trading has stalled on China’s interbank CDS market, which launched late last month. […]
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect will launch “in a few more days,” said Charles Li, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. The long-awaited link will allow foreign investors to trade stocks directly in Shenzhen, […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he had a candid discussion with US President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting and that he has full confidence in Trump. Abe was expected to emphasize the importance […]
Greece is warning Germany and other creditors to agree on a debt restructuring in the coming weeks, or miss the best chance to bring its seven-year crisis to an end. “If we kick the can […]
JANA Partners has stepped up and revealed a new stake in Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) per their SEC Form 13-F. The activist has a 0.4% stake in TWTR. Will the fund step up and formerly take on […]
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has led a $15 million investment in PeerStreet, a financial technology startup that gives individual investors access to real estate-backed loans online. The investment comes just over a year from […]
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