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Federal banking regulators are expected to introduce proposals in the coming weeks requiring banks to keep more cash on hand to ensure the financial system remains stable. The nation's largest lender may increase prices or abandon some products as a way to offset the higher capital costs, Barnum said. One key new expected rule would require banks to hold more capital against certain trades. Meanwhile, banks are staying cautious and preserving capital until there is more clarity around the rules. Wells Fargo was expecting capital requirements to climb and weighing the potential effect on stock buybacks, CEO Charlie Scharf told investors on its call.
Persons: Michael Barr, Jeremy Barnum, Barnum, Jane Fraser, Wells Fargo, Charlie Scharf, Blackstone, Jamie Dimon, Pete Schroeder, Nupur Anand, Saeed Azhar, Tatiana Bautzer, Lananh Nguyen, Megan Davies, Susan Heavey Organizations: WASHINGTON, Federal, JPMorgan Chase's, JPMorgan, U.S, Treasury, Industry, Blackstone, Apollo, JPMorgan Chase, Thomson Locations: Washington, New York
There are also some voluntary credits for mechanically removing CO2 directly from the air, which are currently much more expensive. In June, the CFTC—the federal regulator of derivatives—created an environmental task force focused on rooting out fraud in carbon markets. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS How can we build trust in carbon offsets? A parallel effort by the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative, or VCMI, is setting rules for the buyers of offsets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has created an environmental task force focused on rooting out fraud in carbon markets and has called on whistleblowers to expose misconduct.
Persons: don’t, Nestlé, , Danny Cullenward, John Kerry, Morgan Stanley, Perrier, San, Ian McGinley, hasn’t, Guy Turner, ” Turner, andrew kelly, Mark Kenber, ” Kenber, William McDonnell, ” McDonnell, Dieter Holger Organizations: Futures Trading Commission, Sustainable Business, Institute, Carbon, American University . “, European Union, American University “, Paris Agreement, Council, Voluntary, Initiative, Trove, Futures, Reuters, dieter.holger Locations: U.S, San Pellegrino, Paris
In recent weeks, banks have stepped up efforts to prevent such losses, according to commercial real estate (CRE) analysts and industry data. The 23 largest U.S. banks held 20% of office and downtown retail CRE loans, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Small banks also have high exposure to CRE loans as a percentage of their assets. About $2.1 billion of office loans pooled in CMBS matured in May, almost double the total amount from January through April, for example. If borrowers agreed to loan extensions, some $10.8 billion of office loans maturing this year would be pushed to later years, Moody's said.
Persons: Shaishav Agarwal, Agarwal, Steve Jellinek, Moody's, Kevin Fagan, Fagan, ” Fagan, Eliasaf, , Banks, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Matt Tracy, Paritosh Bansal, Nick Zieminski Organizations: U.S, Deutsche Bank, U.S . Federal, Manhattan, Northwind, Thomson Locations: York
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Canada's biggest pension fund, CPP Investments, has made its first bet on green hydrogen playing a growing role in cutting emissions, with a 130 million euro ($143 million) investment and the purchase of a majority stake in a three-year-old Dutch firm. "Europe is generally seen as the leading industrial market or consumer for these green molecules. Power2X's current projects include a green hydrogen and ammonia development in Portugal and a solar power and green hydrogen project in Spain. Expanding green hydrogen production will require more renewable power generation, and some questions remain over its potential use cases versus other low-emission technologies. Last month Canada's Investment Management Corporation of Ontario announced a $400 million investment in Sweden's battery producer Northvolt.
Persons: Bruce Hogg, CPPI, Hogg, Occo Roelofsen, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes, Conor Humphries Organizations: Investments, Reuters, Investor, McKinsey, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Europe, Portugal, Spain, Power2X
Massad, along with former SEC chairman Jay Clayton, detailed the theory in the Wall Street Journal last week. "We strongly support enforcement of the laws, but what we're saying is, we need more than that, and the reason is twofold," Massad said. "Let's not get hung up on that, or rather, let's have a parallel track which says, regardless of the classification issue, we need standards today." He added that this solution would be a way to get some basic industry standards in place without having to rewrite securities laws. "This is a way to get investor protection standards into the industry as it exists today without having to fundamentally change the securities or the derivatives laws."
Persons: Timothy Massad, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Jay Clayton, Massad Organizations: Futures Trading Commission, SEC
Private payrolls increased more than expected in June, the ADP National Employment report showed, indicating the labor market remained strong despite growing risks of a recession from higher interest rates. Another survey showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week. "The Fed has been hopeful to see a modest deterioration in the labor market," said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab. "But since the ADP number was almost twice of what was expected, it generally implies there's potential for more rate hikes going forward." Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: payrolls, Randy Frederick, Charles Schwab, Lorie Logan, Janet Yellen, judge's, Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Johann M, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Exxon, Dow, ADP, Dallas, Twitter, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Institute for Supply, Qualcomm, Intel, Treasury, Exxon Mobil, JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, NYSE, Thomson Locations: ., Beijing, Washington, China, U.S, Bengaluru
How UBS can cling on to its Swiss purchase
  + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Liam Proud | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
The Swiss bank is under pressure to offload Credit Suisse’s local business to ease a political backlash in its home market. UBS acquired the subsidiary known as Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG as part of its rescue of the ailing lender in March. Many lawmakers and voters dislike the tie-up, in part because taxpayers provided $10 billion of insurance against possible losses on Credit Suisse assets. Ermotti, who previously ran UBS between 2011 and 2020, now favours keeping the business, according to Swiss media reports. If Ermotti can avoid large-scale job losses in the coming years, he may be able to hang onto his Swiss purchase.
Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, Ralph Hamers, Lukas Gähwiler, GRACE, Peter Thal Larsen, Katrina Hamlin Organizations: Reuters, UBS boss’s, UBS, Credit Suisse, AG, Swiss National Bank, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Credit Suisse Schweiz, Suisse, Reuters Graphics, Credit, JPMorgan, Schweiz, Thomson Locations: Swiss, Schweiz, Switzerland’s, Switzerland, Europe, Ermotti
Wall Street's glide toward higher stocks and falling bond yields was jolted into reverse Thursday, as surprisingly strong economic data sent bond yields soaring and stocks tumbling . For example, the iPath Series B S & P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) and the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) serve as bets that investor expectations of volatility will go up from here. The UVXY is designed to provide 1.5-times returns of the VIX short-term futures and was up about 8% in midday trading. Rising yields Profiting from rate spikes through bond funds can be a bit tricky. The biggest fund in that space is the iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) , which was little changed on Thursday.
Persons: PFIX, FLOT Organizations: Treasury, Dow Jones, US Treasury
Chinese companies rush for hedging as market volatilities spike
  + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
SHANGHAI, July 5 (Reuters) - Chinese listed firms are embracing hedging at a record pace, according to consultancy data, as market volatility rises and China grows its derivative market. Forex hedging is popular among Chinese companies, according to D-Union, as regulators allow market forces to play a bigger role in deciding the yuan's value. Companies including Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics (Shaoxing) Corp (688469.SS) and liquor giant Luzhou Laojiao Co Ltd (000568.SZ) announced plans in the second quarter to hedge against forex risks. Measures to develop China's derivative market also boosted interest in hedging, Ma said. Electronics, basic chemicals, and electrical equipment were among sectors that were most active in hedging during the second quarter, according to D-Union data.
Persons: Ma Weifeng, Ma, Li Gu, Samuel Shen, Tom Westbrook, Gerry Doyle Organizations: greenback, Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics, Electronics, Sieyuan Electric Co Ltd, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, China, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore
Britain to set up real-time bond and stock trading record
  + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog proposed a real-time record of stock and bond prices on Wednesday to help investors spot the best deals and improve the capital markets' attraction. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was proposing to create a 'consolidated' tape, which combines trading data from the London Stock Exchange and other platforms, to increase transparency and access to trading. The FCA aims to have the regulatory framework in place by 2024 and would run a competitive tender for a bonds market tape first, followed by stocks. Later this year, the watchdog will consult on further reforms to the transparency of bond and derivatives markets to aid delivery of trading data alongside a tape. "The new consolidated tape will help reduce trading costs, increase transparency and improve data quality," said Sarah Pritchard, the FCA's executive director for markets.
Persons: Sarah Pritchard, Huw Jones, Christina Fincher Organizations: of, Union, Financial Conduct Authority, London Stock Exchange, EU, Thomson Locations: of London, Europe
The greenback was down 0.18% at 1104 GMT to 144.44 yen , after rising 0.27% on Monday. However, the yen remained close to last week's almost eight-month low of 145.07 per dollar, which prompted Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to warn against excessive yen selling. Market activity was relatively subdued with U.S. markets closed for the July 4 public holiday. Across currency markets, investors remained on watch for possible intervention by Japanese authorities to stem yen losses. Tan said the dollar is likely to rise past 150 yen, which would make intervention "more likely than not".
Persons: Shunichi Suzuki, Alvin Tan, Masato Kanda, Janet Yellen, Charu, Tan, Harry Robertson, Ankur Banerjee, Kevin Buckland, Shri Navaratnam, Emma Rumney, Christina Fincher Organizations: LONDON, Japan's Finance, U.S, Federal, U.S ., Asia FX, RBC Capital Markets, Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian, Treasury, Reuters, Saxo Markets, Japan, Bank, Bank of, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Asia, Bank of Japan, London, Singapore
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - The use of four dollar-denominated alternatives to the now scrapped Libor interest rate need restrictions to avoid threatening financial stability, a global securities watchdog said on Monday. The final dollar-denominated London Interbank Offered Rate or Libor was published last Friday. Several so-called credit sensitive rates (CSRs) and term SOFR rates are being offered as alternatives to SOFR, which has no forward 'terms' or credit component, though volume in them has been low. SOFR term rates also fell short of IOSCO standards given they rely on the continued existence of a deep and liquid derivatives market, IOSCO said. "Administrators should consider licensing restrictions for use of CSRs and Term SOFR rates within certain products or by certain user groups," IOSCO said.
Persons: Libor, IOSCO, Huw Jones, Conor Humphries Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, London, Federal Reserve, Regulators, Thomson
While there has been some scrambling to amend contracts linked to Libor over the past month, the transition was well telegraphed and no major issues are expected, loan and derivatives market participants and lawyers said in interviews. "I feel like it has been two to three years now that we have been re-papering all the legacy loans and legacy securities we purchased tied to Libor," said Scott DiMaggio, co-head of fixed income, at Alliance Bernstein. Friday at 11:55 a.m. British Summer Time (1055 GMT) marked the last publication for the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month U.S.-dollar Libor interest rates. Other U.S. dollar tenors were largely phased out for new contracts at the end of 2021 along with Libor rates linked to other currencies. Derivatives markets based on Libor had already mostly moved to new benchmarks without major disruption, while some corners of the loan markets, such as syndicated loans, have been busy with contract amendments, market participants said.
Persons: Scott DiMaggio, Alliance Bernstein, Shah, Federal Reserve Bank of New York's, Libor, Tal Reback, Gennadiy Goldberg, John McCrank, Gertrude Chavez, Dreyfus, Alden Bentley, Stephen Coates Organizations: YORK, Alliance, Regulators, Federal Reserve Bank of New, U.S, Britain's, Authority, Libor, TD Securities, Thomson Locations: London, Iran, U.S, New York
The idea is that pension funds will allocate more risk to younger cohorts and less to those nearer retirement. The new rules also mean pension funds can be less strict in protecting against swings in interest rates and exchange rates using derivatives like swaps. Commerzbank expects a "seismic" change to the market, where Dutch pension funds are key players. Pension funds are surveying their members to understand how much risk different age groups are willing to take. Ultimately, interest rates determine how much risk pension funds need to take to generate future payments.
Persons: Eva Plevier, Wim Barentsen, Frank Vinke, Vinke, Jaap Teerhuis, Commerzbank, Onno Steenbeek, PGGM's Vinke, Achmea's, Gerard Moerman, Yoruk Bahceli, Dhara Ranasinghe, Catherine Evans Organizations: REUTERS, ABN AMRO, European, Achmea Investment Management, European Central Bank, Asset Management, Reuters Graphics, Aegon Asset Management, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, AMSTERDAM
The End of LIBOR Is (Finally) Here
  + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Joe Rennison | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
The arduous, decade-long process to end the financial system’s reliance on a tarnished interest-rate benchmark, which once underpinned trillions of dollars in contracts across the globe, is almost over. From next week, the rate, known as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR for short, will cease to be published. LIBOR is a collective term for dozens of rates, denominated in different currencies, intended to reflect how much it costs banks to borrow from one another. In the end, roughly $10 billion in fines were meted out across the financial industry over accusations of LIBOR rigging, which led to efforts to move away from the tainted benchmark. “There are still issues, but it’s remarkable that LIBOR will go out with more of a whimper than a bang.
Persons: LIBOR, , Mark Cabana Organizations: London, Barclays, Bank of America Locations: LIBOR, British
A potential warning signal is triggered for the market
  + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
The stock market's hot streak to start 2023 may be due for a cooling off, based on a warning signal that was recently triggered. "The last two times [the low-beta index] hit this level; it was the top for the S & P 500." Low-beta stocks are less volatile than the broader market, making them attractive during times of market uncertainty. The S & P 500 is up 14% year to date, on track for its biggest first-half performance since 2021. Thematic Market Neutral Low Beta Index is down 15% year to date — signals investors may be taking too much risk at the moment.
Persons: Eric Johnston, Cantor's, Johnston Organizations: Dow Jones U.S
[1/5] A police officer cuts marijuana plants in growing process at underground room of a house during a marijuana raid operation in Mataro, near Barcelona, Spain April 27, 2023. Consumption of marijuana and its high-potency derivatives is also booming in Barcelona itself, including in private clubs. Their model, however, faces uncertainty as the new Barcelona mayor's top security official said in March he wanted to ban cannabis clubs. In 2017, Catalonia fully legalised the clubs, fuelling their proliferation, but courts later overturned the move for procedural reasons. But many clubs, which are often barely recognisable from outside, do not stick to the rules because they are voluntary, complained Eric Asensio, head of the Catalan federation of cannabis clubs.
Persons: Pol, Antoni Salleras, Salleras, Alexis Goosdeel, Bernardo Soriano, Eric Asensio, Horaci Garcia, Joan Faus, Catarina Demony, Aislinn Laing, Andrei Khalip, Toby Chopra Organizations: REUTERS, Barcelona, BARCELONA, Reuters, Cannabis, Thomson Locations: Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, Spanish, Catalonia, Americas, Europe, Morocco, Latin America, Worth, Geneva, Amsterdam, EU, France, Catalan, Lisbon
Nigeria today faces record debt, unemployment is worryingly high, and power shortages have contributed to years of anaemic growth. "The path to political power in Nigeria, over time, has always been through these vested interests," said Bismarck Rewane, CEO at Financial Derivatives Company in Lagos. ENTRENCHED NETWORKSTinubu's ambitions to build a $1 trillion economy in eight years could come unstuck in part due to chronic power shortages. Getting the lights on would be a major win, but to do so some say Tinubu must remove grid subsidies and cut red tape. Tinubu suspended the head of the financial and economic crimes agency, but has yet to outline an anti-graft plan.
Persons: Bola Tinubu, Jason Tuvey, Bismarck Rewane, Tinubu, Tunau Taiwo, Nnamdi Obasi, Prince Ojeabulu, Muhammadu Buhari, jihadists, beholden, Joe Bavier, Conor Humphries Organizations: New, Capital Economics, Financial Derivatives Company, International, Rensource Energy, Nigeria Delta, Observers, Thomson Locations: Nigeria, LAGOS, New Nigerian, Lagos
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) attracted a surge of cash last year with its outperformance and yield above 10%, showing that funds that combined equity exposure with income-generating options strategies could find a foothold with investors. QYLG YTD mountain The QYLG ETF has been one of the top equity income ETFs so far this year. JEPI's sister fund, JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) , is also a top performer with a return of more than 22% year to date. Another income-focused fund that is having a big year is the YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF (TSLY) , which writes calls on the popular electric vehicle stock. Several ETF issuers are now launching similar products to JPMorgan's popular income fund, giving investors more options to find yield without leaving the equity market.
Persons: JEPI's, Bryn Talkington, JEPI, Sara Levin, Levin Organizations: JPMorgan Equity, Nasdaq, JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity, Global, Schwab U.S, WallachBeth
Technology (.SPLRCT) and real estate sectors (.SPLRCR) were the other top gainers among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was down 19.60 points, or 0.06%, at 33,707.83, the S&P 500 (.SPX) was up 6.90 points, or 0.16%, at 4,355.23, and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) was up 51.68 points, or 0.38%, at 13,544.20. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.97-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 1.37-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded 17 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 37 new highs and 67 new lows. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Tesla, Aston Martin, Jerome Powell, Randy Frederick, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, UK's Aston Martin, Lockheed Martin, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M, Shinjini Organizations: Pfizer, Aston, Dow, Nasdaq, Technology, University of, Dow Jones, Pfizer Inc, Inc, UBS, Tesla, Ares Management, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman Corp, Raytheon Technologies, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Russian, U.S, Russia, Bengaluru
Technology analyst Dan Ives sees the rally in the industry's shares continuing in the second half, despite many calls on Wall Street that the gains are getting ahead of themselves. Ives disagrees and doesn't see this as a Dotcom Bubble moment but a "1995 Internet moment" with the boom from artificial intelligence only just beginning. "The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th derivatives of this AI Gold Rush are just starting to evolve for the tech landscape based on our recent work in the field." XLK YTD mountain S & P 500 tech sector so far in 2023 Ives sees tech stocks up another 12% to 15% in the second half. The analyst's two favorite stocks going into the second half are Microsoft and Nvidia, which are up 40% and 189%, respectively, so far this year.
Persons: Dan Ives, Ives, Rush Organizations: Communications, Microsoft, Nvidia, Wall
If approved, a bitcoin ETF from the world's biggest asset manager could attract investors reluctant to buy the high-risk cryptocurrency directly. Digital asset manager Grayscale had its proposal for a spot bitcoin ETF rejected last year. LESS CAPITAL OVERALLAfter surprise rate hikes in Australia and Canada, and as the Federal Reserve forecasts two more hikes, investors are now betting that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Bitcoin had benefited from ultra-low interest rates, which incentivised investors to take riskier bets in search of returns. "Albeit - there are likely to be further challenges with interest rates continuing to increase," he said.
Persons: Mike Caldwell's, Jim Urquhart, Bitcoin, Charles Schwab, Youwei Yang, BTCM, Wes Hansen, Gordon Grant, Grant, Strijers, he'd, Riyad Carey, Genesis Trading's Gordon Grant, There's, bitcoin, Usman Ahmad, Elizabeth Howcroft, Tom Wilson, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, BlackRock, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, Reuters Graphics, Silicon Valley Bank, SEC, Fidelity, Cboe, Kaiko, Federal Reserve, Blackrock, Zodia, Chartered, Technology, Thomson Locations: Sandy , Utah, Silicon, United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSilverman: Options activity is currently abnormal and reminiscent of the meme stock frenzyAmy Wu Silverman, Head of Derivatives Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, discusses the latest activity in the options market.
Persons: Silverman, Amy Wu Silverman Organizations: RBC Capital Markets
Credit-card crackdown will net limited rewards
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) - With more than two open accounts for every American, credit cards are practically part of the family. The point of credit cards is to make spending easier, yet in practice their complexity rivals the edgiest financial derivatives. At Capital One, late fees account for a little less than $2 billion of revenue, or roughly 5%, a year. If late fees have raised hackles among U.S. lenders, they’re only a taste of what could lie in store. Currently, issuers can charge $30 for a first late payment and $41 for late payments thereafter if they happen within the following six billing cycles.
Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, Banks, don’t, Goldman Sachs, Rohit Chopra, Michael Barr, that’s, There’s, Chase, they’re, , Joe Biden, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Oliver Taslic Organizations: YORK, Reuters, JPMorgan, Consumer Financial, Bureau, American Bankers Association, Citigroup, Federal Reserve, Securities and Exchange Commission, Discover Financial Services, Bank of America, One, Fed, Biden, University of Michigan, Apple, Chase Sapphire, American Express, Capital, U.S, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, New York Fed, Thomson Locations: U.S, United Kingdom
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailStock market still has 'material' downside despite recent rally, says Cantor's Eric JohnstonEric Johnston, Cantor Fitzgerald head of equity derivatives and cross asset, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss his case for significant market downside from here.
Persons: Cantor's Eric Johnston Eric Johnston, Cantor Fitzgerald Organizations: Email
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