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US rate rises will threaten debt management globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Prospects for debt management in the wake of the Fed's tightening.

Tighter global money risks exposing banks’ fault lines

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INTERNATIONAL

Addressing the concerns this raises for banks' profitability, the Financial Services Agency announced that it would stress test Japan's 105 regional banks in mid-2019. Central…

Excess euro-area liquidity raises bank lending risks

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EU

The ECB stopped purchasing bonds this month after running its asset purchase programme (APP) since March 2015. The APP flooded commercial banks with liquidity in excess of their…

Renewed ECB easing places further pressure on banks

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EU

ECB easing.

Prices may rise if lending picks up in major economies

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INTERNATIONAL

Similar fears accompanied the 2008-09 anti-crisis response, but did not come true. The main reason is that, while quantitative easing and other measures boost the monetary base…

Volatility undercuts bitcoin’s effort to go mainstream

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INTERNATIONAL

Bitcoin is benefiting from the growing institutionalisation of the investor base for digital tokens, and the appeal of crypto-assets as a hedge against the debasement of…

Active investment funds face rising pressure

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INTERNATIONAL

Passive and active fund management.

Large US household balance sheets pose macro risks

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UNITED STATES

An examination of the factors behind the expansion indicates that outsized balance sheets will persist and will pose a number of macroeconomic risks.

European investment funding and behaviour is changing

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EUROPE

Investment financing and behaviour.

New Fed chair will bring continuity but raise unknowns

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INTERNATIONAL

A majority vote of the Senate is expected to approve the appointment by the end of January. Although already a Fed governor, Powell’s training is legal and his experience is…