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09.01.26 - 06:15
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EUREX/Bund-Future im Frühhandel knapp niedriger (Dow Jones)
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DOW JONES--Der Bund-Future notiert im Frühhandel am Freitag 3 Ticks niedriger bei 127,88 Prozent. Gestartet war er in der Nacht mit 127,96 Prozent. Das Tageshoch liegt bislang bei 127,98, das -tief bei 127,87 Prozent. Umgesetzt wurden 3.705 Kontrakte. ......
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09.01.26 - 01:12
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Treasury has ′limited grasp′ of concerns over booming shadow banking sector, peers say (The Guardian)
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Report says officials seem unprepared for potential risks that unregulated industry poses to UK financial stabilityThe UK Treasury has a “limited grasp” of concerns linked to the booming shadow banking sector and may not be prepared for risks the unregulated industry poses to financial stability, peers have said.While a lack of data makes it hard to say whether the $16tn (£12tn) non-bank financial sector could bring the wider financial system to its knees, officials do not seem to be alive to the potential risks, according to a Lords financial services regulation committee report. Continue reading......
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09.01.26 - 01:01
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Trump Launches His Own QE: Directs GSEs To Purchase $200 Billion In Mortgage Bonds (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Launches His Own QE: Directs GSEs To Purchase $200 Billion In Mortgage Bonds
First, Trump short-circuited the Fed's rate-cut process. Now he is going after QE by launching his own version of it.
In a post on late Thursday post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds, which he framed as his latest effort to bring down housing costs ahead of the November midterm election.
“This will drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly payments DOWN, and make the cost of owning a home more affordable,” Trump wrote in his post.
He added that his decision not to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during his first term allowed them to amass “$200 BILLION DOLLARS IN CASH” and that he was making his announcement “because of that.”
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, said soon after that the president aims for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae to execute the purchases. Pulte said Thursday the bond purchases “can be executed very ...
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09.01.26 - 00:30
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Trump says he′s ordered $200 billion mortgage bond purchase (The Hill)
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President Trump said Thursday he ordered the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds with the goal of easing housing costs through lower interest rates. In a Thursday post on Truth Social, the president said he instructed unspecified "Representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities, which he argued would "drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly......
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09.01.26 - 00:06
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Labour′s swift pubs U-turn shows government learning – and repeating Treasury mistakes (The Guardian)
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Revolt among MPs was resolved quickly, yet it echoes pattern of making decisions without proper consultationLabour to announce pub business rates U-turn after industry outcryPolitical U-turns come in various forms, and as news of the latest government reversal drifted out, this one connected to the plight of the pub trade, Labour MPs could take comfort in one thing: at least it happened quickly.While last summer's change of stance on benefit reforms was forced on Downing Street by open rebellion, and those for pensioners' winter fuel payments and inheritance tax for farmers followed months of dissent, the decision to revisit decisions on business rates took a matter of weeks. Continue reading......
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