The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the Second Quarter August 10, 2023 NEW YORK—The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury did not intervene in foreign exchange markets during the April – June 2023 quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said today in its quarterly report to the … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE
Foreign exchange rates. EUR/USD=1.1036 GBP/USD=1.2775 AUD/USD=0.6605 NZD/USD=0.6127 USD/CHF=0.8713 USD/JPY=141.7900 (Are you looking for a prop trade challenge? http://toptiertrader.com/?ref=1449 ) Treasurys. 30-yr=4.20% 10-yr=4.02% Reference rates. Discount Window=5.50% Interest on Reserve Balances=5.40 Effective Federal Funds Rate=5.33% Overnight Reverse Repo Rate=5.30% Sources: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. (Where are traders looking for … Continue reading What are the foreign exchange rates, Treasury rates, and reference rates as reported by the Federal Reserve as of 7:29 pm, EST
Currency pair Interbank market(1) Bank of America Wells Fargo OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0300 1.1471 1.0906 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2037 1.3375 1.2722 AUD/USD 0.6678 0.6308 0.7023 0.6678 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.5825 0.6479 0.6164 CHF/USD 0.8979 1.0593 1.1754 1.11719 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0066 0.0074 0.0070 What is counterparty risk? According to the news and education website, Investopedia, counterparty risk is … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Comparison of foreign exchange rates amongst banks; defining counterparty risk.
The takeaway: The role of government is to feed the bond markets … Markets are not the creation of people. Markets are the creation of kings and courts designed to encourage the efficient extraction of energy, yield, and taxes. The king’s currency is a derivative of real money, the yield and energy produced by the … Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: Fed funds, bitcoin, and foreign exchange rates at 9:40 am EST
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