For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on July 29–30, 2025. The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee are generally published three weeks after the day of the policy decision. The descriptions of economic and … Continue reading Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 29–30, 2025
12 USC Sec. 242 says the following about the eligibility, selection, and removal of a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Hold tight. It’s a mouthful: “The members of the Board shall be ineligible during the time they are in office and for two years thereafter to hold any office, position, … Continue reading Legal risks: Trump is getting the weakened dollar he wants. Does he have cause for removing Powell?
The Federal Reserve as narrative promoter … While not a political organization, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as an agent of the Congress, is responsible for crafting a narrative around the soundness of the United States currency. The centerpiece of the soundness narrative is found in 12 USC 225(a) where Congress … Continue reading Federal Reserve: Is understanding the Fed that difficult or even useful?
American traders have been showing their overall ignorance of politics in reaction to President Trump’s expressions of disgust with Jerome Powell’s approach to interbank rates. The chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has long pushed back against threats from the President to dismiss Mr. Powell from the chairmanship. Caselaw found … Continue reading Imagining overnight rate volatility from a President’s involvement in rate setting. Scary. …1:01 PM AST
For the past couple of years, I have been listening to the debate between the gold bugs and the crypto bros. After listening to the arguments, I came up with my own definition of money which I may have shared in the past. Money is energy plus sweat plus output. It is sound money where … Continue reading Are gold and crypto energy?
What we’re reading. Caribbean. Diaspora. Resilience. “As millions continue to migrate in search of better opportunities or refuge from conflict and persecution, the narratives that emerge from these journeys illustrate not only the challenges faced but also the remarkable strength found in adversity.” — Caribbean Focus. Guyana. Venezuela. Essequibo. Oil. “On March 6, 2025, a … Continue reading U.S.-Eastern Caribbean Interbank and Money Markets as of 9:30 am AST
Rates as of 9:30 am AST Foreign exchange per the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. EUR/USD=1.0872 GBP/USD=1.2917 USD/JPY=148.5100 Administered rates per the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Discount Window: 4.50% Effective Federal Funds Rate: 4.33% Interest on Reserve Balances: 4.40% Overnight Reverse Repurchase Facility Rate:4.25% Reference Rates per the … Continue reading U.S.-Eastern Caribbean, Interbank and Money Markets: FX, Bonds, Reference Rates as of 9:30 am AST
The data …. The two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury rates continued their downward path today. According to data from the U.S. Treasury, the two-year rate moved from 4.07% to 4.05%. The ten-year rate fell from 4.30% to 4.25%, while the 30-year rate fell from 4.55% to 4.51%. Meanwhile, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Treasury yields continue their fall the wrong way. Congress not noticing.
U.S. Treasury rates On 24 February 2025, the two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury rates moved down between 8:49 am and 5:05 pm. According to Treasury data, the two-year rate moved from 4.19% to 4.13%. The ten-year rate fell from 4.42% to 4.40%, while the 30-year rate fell from 4.67% to 4.66%. Board of Governors of … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Fed reports steady overnight rates. Treasurys continue their fall. Congress quiet on financial markets.
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