Fewer Treasury bills and liquidity questions – what to expect from the U.S. refunding
By Karen Brettell (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department next week is likely to announce that it will offer fewer Treasury bills in the second …
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EU gas price cap risks curbing market liquidity, regulators warn
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European Union’s gas price cap, which launches next month, could impact financial stability and potentially curb liquidity in Europe’s …
China central bank steps up short-term liquidity injection ahead of long holiday
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank ramped up a liquidity injection on Wednesday, offering fresh funds to the banking system for the first time this …
China to maintain ample liquidity in 2023 to implement proactive fiscal policy – state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will maintain reasonably ample liquidity in financial markets while better serving needs from the real economy next year, state media quoted …
Bank of China offers loans to ease Chinese developer’s liquidity
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bank of China, one of China’s top four state-owned banks, has offered offshore loans to cash-starved Chinese property developer Longfor Group …
Saudi Exchange launches market-making framework to boost liquidity
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange said on Sunday it was launching a market-making framework for its stock and derivatives markets to help ensure …
REUTERS NEXT: Hunger-struck Africa needs liquidity, debt relief
By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African nations facing a food crisis brought on in part by the global pandemic and conflict in Ukraine need …
IMF approves 530 million euro liquidity line for North Macedonia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday its executive board has approved a two-year, 530 million-euro precautionary and liquidity line arrangement for …
NY Fed: Bank liquidity may be tighter than thought, with policy implications
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – The way the banking system manages its cash suggests the financial system may not be as flush as many …
Irish debt agency says no big complaints on liquidity in bonds
By Dhara Ranasinghe BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Debt agency officials are conscious that the end of central bank largesse has unleashed volatility in fixed-income markets, but …
U.S. SEC to vote on proposing new liquidity, pricing rules for mutual funds
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday will vote on proposing new rules aimed at better preparing the mutual fund industry for …
U.S. SEC to vote on proposing new liquidity, pricing rules for mutual funds
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday will vote on proposing new rules aimed at better preparing the mutual fund industry for …
Colombia’s finance minister asks central bank to discuss futures markets liquidity
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo has asked the country’s central bank to discuss liquidity in futures markets in its monthly meeting …
China seeking to curb liquidity risks in $1.4 trln money market fund – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese regulators have urged money market fund managers to improve investor structure and ensure adequate holdings of liquid assets, three sources told …
S.Korea may ease liquidity requirement rules for financial companies
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea may ease some of the liquidity requirement rules on financial companies as there are some signs of stress in the …
Global markets like ‘whack-a-mole’, volatility, liquidity are issues – bank execs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Trying to navigate through global market stresses is like “whack-a-mole,” Citigroup Inc CEO Jane Fraser said on Friday, as she added …
South Korea to ready tools for FX liquidity supply
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance ministry said on Friday it would prepare to have tools ready for the authorities to supply foreign exchange liquidity …
Australia’s Magellan says $1 billion outflow due to client liquidity issue
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian fund manager Magellan Financial Group said a big client had redeemed about $1 billion in September to satisfy liquidity requirements as …
Hungary’s central bank launches tool to drain liquidity after ending rate hikes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank accepted 2.093 trillion forints ($4.90 billion) worth of bids from banks at its first floating-rate two-month deposit tender on …
Third of German auto firms steering towards liquidity problems – Sueddeutsche
BERLIN (Reuters) – Soaring energy prices are costing Germany investments in the key automotive sector, where a growing number of companies are facing liquidity shortages, …
Tanzania central bank to reduce liquidity to tackle inflation
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s central bank will reduce liquidity in the economy in September and October to slow rising inflation in the east …
SNB to use SNB bills and repo transactions to absorb liquidity – Maechler
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank is going to use SNB bills and repo transactions to absorb liquidity in order to ensure short-term money …
Analysis-Europe energy crisis may deepen with looming liquidity crunch
By Julia Payne and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s problems in sourcing oil and gas this winter after a dispute with Russia may be …
S.Korea tells local banks to manage FX liquidity conservatively
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s financial regulator said it advised local banks on Tuesday to manage foreign-exchange liquidity positions in a more conservative manner than before …
Australia regulator removes Westpac’s add-on liquidity requirement
(Reuters) – Australia’s bank regulator said on Thursday Westpac Banking Corp no longer needs to keep an additional amount of cash reserve after the company …
China central bank says it will step up policy implementation, keep liquidity ample
BEIJING – China’s central bank said on Wednesday it will step up the implementation of its prudent monetary policy and keep liquidity reasonably ample. The …
China’s central bank, BIS set up renminbi liquidity arrangement
SHANGHAI – China’s central bank said on Saturday it had signed an agreement with the Bank for International Settlements to establish a Renminbi Liquidity Arrangement …
Column-Markets not braced for Japanese, Swiss cenbank liquidity drain: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – If estimates that world markets face a record $4 trillion liquidity drain over the next 18 months are even …
Full force of central banks siphoning world liquidity: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON – Coordinated or not ahead of this month’s G7 summit, global central banks are accelerating interest rate hikes but also actively …
New Zealand central bank says liquidity policy review receives support
(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said on Tuesday that the first stage of the central bank’s review on its liquidity policy had …
Liquidity withdrawal expected as India cenbank hikes rates on Wednesday
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI – Measures to tighten liquidity are expected to accompany a rise in Indian interest rates on Wednesday, adding upward pressure to …
Egypt state banks sell $16.6 billion in 18% CDs, absorbing post-devaluation liquidity
By Patrick Werr CAIRO – Egypt’s two biggest state banks have sold 303 billion Egyptian pounds ($16.57 billion) in special certificates of deposit (CDs) they …
Analysis – Investors see risks spiking, fear market-wide liquidity crunch
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – Wild swings in asset prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are prompting some investors to pare risk in their …
Swiss gov’t proposes public liquidity backstop for big banks
ZURICH – The Swiss government wants to set up a new backstop allowing the provision of state-guaranteed cash should one of the country’s big banks …
Russian banking liquidity shortage widens to 7 trillion roubles, central bank says
MOSCOW – The Russian banking system’s liquidity shortage widened to 6.9 trillion roubles ($68.25 billion) on Wednesday, the central bank said, up from 5.4 trillion …
Russian central bank to hold daily auctions to help banks manage liquidity
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Wednesday that it would hold daily 3 trillion rouble ($28.31 billion) repo and deposit auctions to help lending …
Russian sanctioned banks report enough liquidity to meet clients’ demands
MOSCOW – Russian banks sanctioned by the West have enough liquidity to meet clients’ demands and are doing everything possible to calmly make it through …
Australia’s central bank to rejig market liquidity operations
SYDNEY – Australia’s central bank is shaking up the way it provides liquidity to the banking system as it ceases quantitative easing and prepares for …