News
Bloomberg | Derivatives Rules Softened in Victory for Banks
In a victory for banks, global financial regulators revised rules governing how much money must be set aside to cover losses by swaps traders, backing away from guidelines that firms warned would destabilize the $693 trillion derivatives market.
WSJ | Fed Shows Growing Worry About Low Inflation
Federal Reserve officials are growing concerned the U.S. inflation rate won't budge from low levels, the latest sign of angst among central bankers about weakness in the global economy.
Market Watch | U.S. import prices rise 0.6% in March
The prices paid for imported goods increased 0.6% in March, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Market Watch | Treasury to sell Ally Financial shares at $25 each
The Treasury Department said it's going to sell its Ally Financial ALLY stake at $25 per share, which will raise $2.375 billion for the government.
Fortune | Jamie Dimon says Fed stimulus exit will be easy
In his annual letter to shareholders, which was released on Wednesday afternoon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) said there is "little question" that the Federal Reserve's signature stimulus program boosted the economy and hastened the recovery. What's more, he says the Fed's exit from QE, which is expected to happen this year, isn't likely to reverse that.
Blogs
WSJ | Grand Central: Financial Stability Concerns Becoming Bigger Factor in Fed Debates
The Federal Reserve’s release of minutes from its March policy meeting showed how financial stability concerns are becoming an increasingly important factor in the Fed’s policy making debates.
WSJ | Fed Officials See Dwindling Risks and Uncertainty in Their Forecasts
Federal Reserve officials may not be very confident that they can send clear signals about the path of interest rates. What they are increasingly certain about is the path of the economy.
