Treasurys

How BNY Mellon is going further on AI

10/15/19

The custody bank has deployed more than 300 bots and is using artificial intelligence throughout the organization.

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Fed to start buying $60 billion of Treasury bills a month

10/11/19

The Federal Reserve said it will begin buying $60 billion of Treasury bills per month to improve its control over the benchmark interest rate it uses to guide monetary policy after turmoil rocked money markets in September.

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EU to regulate Libra; Robinhood joins online deposit war

10/09/19

The EU wants to protect the euro and ensure Facebook’s digital currency isn’t used for money laundering; the brokerage is partnering with six banks to offer 2% on account balances.

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JPMorgan's contrarian move: Stockpiling securities

08/25/19

The bank started buying more Treasurys and mortgage-backeds over a year ago, long before talk about rate cuts. What did it know that its rivals didn't?

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Lower securities yields could squeeze banks' 3Q profit, report says

08/16/19

M&T Bank, Zions and Comerica are among the regional banks facing the most pressure on net interest margins, Wells Fargo analysts said in a research note to investors.

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