Regulators preparing to cut capital requirements that are the target of vigorous criticism from Wall Street
Unusual swings in markets and consensus economic narratives point to longer-term forces
Financial markets can fall fast but investors should look for where longer-term problems may be brewing
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Executives warn about the challenges facing businesses and the destabilising effect of prolonged uncertainty
Banks become the latest to benefit from volatility triggered by Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy
S&P 500 index rebounds after fall on Monday
UK-listed Argentex warns that falling greenback has resulted in margin calls hitting its liquidity
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Shorter settlement times may have helped avert serious liquidity problems
US central bank prepared to act with ‘various tools’, Susan Collins says
Plus: a stocktake of the political year so far
Swapsmageddon or a Basisclysm?
Sell-off in 10- and 30-year gilts prompts central bank’s decision to sell only shorter maturity bonds in April 14 auction
Plenty of game left to play, though
Investors say misfiring ‘basis trades’ are piling pressure on US government bond market
The double whammy of falling bond and equity prices could partly be hedge funds unwinding so-called ‘basis trades’
Market meltdowns are all the same — here are six things I’ve learnt
So long, sweet price
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A fixed income freakout
High volatility will boost trading and widen spreads, potentially drawing in more traders
10-year Treasury yields jump most in almost three years
The concern now among bankers and hedge fund managers is that something, somewhere could break
Asian and European indices and US futures fall in wake of worst week for Wall Street equities since pandemic
