United States (US)
Fed vs Fed: central bank faces traps of its own making
Fed’s balance sheet normalisation goal set to collide with its banking system resilience aims
Treasury official calls on Fed to review FBO rules
Senate bill aims to relax US Sifi threshold but offers no relief for foreign banks
Senate bill will not hurt big bank oversight – Powell
Fed chair says raising of Sifi threshold will not affect application of enhanced standards
Shale, pipelines and hubs: turmoil ahead for US gas hedging
Regional market correlations in flux amid structural change
US clearing banks still push for leverage ratio IM offset
Potential cut in ratio and adoption of SA-CCR not enough to stop shake-out, FCMs warn
Waiting for Giancarlo
CFTC no-action relief to be codified, but big changes on de minimis and position limits still distant
Old dispersion product signals new vol regime
Return of pre-crisis, ‘theta-flat’ trades an early sign of shifting volatility expectations
Now casting: options traders needed for disaster movie
Gamma deserves share of spotlight in volatility drama
Giancarlo undercuts SDRs' push for dual-sided reporting
CFTC chairman says US single-sided reporting regime is ‘the better approach’
Volatility trap: how gamma roused a market monster
Rates market is exposed to some of the same factors that caused equity volatility to explode in February
DRW calls for physical settlement of bitcoin futures
Prop shop’s head of market structure says underlying spot exchanges are not transparent enough
EU market abuse rules could trip alternative data users
Regulators might treat some new datasets as inside information, lawyers say
Credit data: Brexit gloom lifting for UK companies?
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at the most recent trends in bank-sourced credit data
Exchanges and FCMs clash over bitcoin clearing carve-out
Market participants say CME, CBOE should clear bitcoin futures separately
LCH, CME or OTC? Forex traders weigh their options
Bilateral trading costs bite but dealers lukewarm on both firms’ plans for forex options clearing
Foreign banks in US dismayed by Trump tax on internal TLAC
Coupons on IHC debt issued to foreign parents will face 10% base erosion tax under new rules
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
CFTC reviewing de minimis threshold for non-US swap firms
Risk of dual registration deterring use of US-EU venue equivalence deal, says official
Isda’s O’Malia: back-office costs are ‘killing’ swap dealers
Banks set to begin testing Isda’s common domain model for trade lifecycle processes
MUFG launches CDS franchise in US with bet on volatility
Clearing helps Japanese bank branch out into US single names
Exchanges defend self-certification at CFTC meeting
Listing of bitcoin futures has sparked calls for more transparency on new contracts
Oil hedging rally slows amid backwardation
Producers pause to see if prompt price rally rolls along the curve