The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it expects currency-market interventions, like Japan’s in September, should be reserved for exceptional circumstances, as it kept Tokyo on a list of partners Read more
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As bond yields spike, Bank of England widens U.K. market intervention in second effort this week to calm volatile markets
The Bank of England said Tuesday that it will expand its daily U.K. bond purchase operations to include index-linked gilts, the second move this week aimed at trying to calm Read more
As bond yields spike, Bank of England widens U.K. market intervention in second effort this week to calm volatile markets
The Bank of England said Tuesday that it will expand its daily U.K. bond purchase operations to include index-linked gilts, the second move this week aimed at trying to calm Read more
Yellen: Important to recognize there are international spillovers from central bank tightening in advanced countries
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said that central banks must continue the task of fighting inflation but have to recognize that their tightening efforts can ripple through the Read more
Bank of England official says $1 trillion in pension fund investments could’ve been wiped out without intervention
A top Bank of England official confirmed for the first time that worries that a popular pension fund investment would collapse prompted the intervention by the central bank to buy Read more
A Bear Stearns moment awaits if actions like the Bank of England intervention don’t calm markets, BofA analysts say
The Bank of England may have stabilized the U.K. bond market by aggressive purchases of longer-dated securities a week ago, but it, and other central banks, aren’t out of the Read more
Why a soaring dollar is raising questions — and doubts— about a Plaza Accord-style intervention
The U.S. dollar’s historic rally is rattling investors and policy makers, raising questions, along with doubts, about a 1985 Plaza Accord-style intervention. A combination of persistent inflation and sluggish growth Read more
Dow futures down 250 points as Bank of England intervention bounce fades
U.S. stock futures fell back on Thursday as the positive impact on bond markets from the Bank of England’s intervention began to fade and yields again moved higher. How are Read more
Dow futures down 300 points as Bank of England intervention bounce fades
U.S. stock futures fell back on Thursday as the positive impact on bond markets from the Bank of England’s intervention began to fade and yields again moved higher. How are Read more
U.S. stocks rise as Treasury and gilt yields fall after BOE intervention
U.S. stock indexes on Wednesday turned higher, helped by a fall in Treasury yields and a surprise intervention from the Bank of England in the U.K. gilt market, but Wall Read more
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