Sovereign debt crisis
BoE injects £75 billion to save stalling economy
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee votes for further round of quantitative easing; increases size of asset purchase programme to £275 billion
Financial Stability Board finalises Sifi measures
FSB settles on plan to tackle the 'too big to fail' problems posed by systemically important financial institutions; measures will be sent to G-20 summit in November
The rise of sovereign commodity risk management
Sovereign commodity risk management
Profile: Daniel Gros on political risk and Europe's debt crisis
Time for a European Monetary Fund
Eurozone debt crisis: facing up to the risks of political uncertainty
The risks of political uncertainty
UK’s FPC changes tack on capital requirements
Loosely worded document does not clarify FPC’s demands on banks; new regulatory body asks for more powers in new legislation
Prepare for further black swan events in FX, corporates told
Corporate treasurers should make sure their forex counterparties are properly prepared for the possibility of further black swan events in the foreign exchange markets, senior Lloyds banker tells ACT conference delegates in Manchester
BIS calls for greater vigilance over sovereign risks
Bank for International Settlements Quarterly Review warns weaker global growth outlook risks fuelling sovereign debt crisis
Greece tranche decision delayed until October: Juncker
Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker says decision to release sixth bailout tranche to Greece will be delayed until October; sovereign may default sooner than expected, says analyst
Sovereign debt crisis undermines LCR, critics say
Bankers at Eurofi conference in Wroclaw, Poland call for a wider range of assets to be eligible for Basel III's liquidity coverage ratio
Can risk managers take action against sovereign meltdown?
A risk too far?
Long Swiss franc players hit by SNB move
Sudden depreciation of the Swiss franc, following an SNB announcement last Tuesday that it would buy unlimited amounts of foreign currency, has left some participants nursing hefty losses
Risk interdealer rankings 2011: Dealers
Dealers enjoyed a bright start to the year but endured a slow second quarter and a savage start to the third as political wrangling over European and US debt contributed to a surge in volatility and risk aversion. For the third year in a row, Deutsche…
Options traders braced for further SNB intervention
Demand has switched from downside euro/Swiss franc options to upside options in anticipation of further Swiss franc weakening measures from SNB, say senior options traders
Bond stars scrap shorts on US treasuries as yields plunge
Old Mutual and Legal & General managers say the time is right for a shift, while Artemis's Littlewood disagrees
Swiss franc strength attributed to 'absolutely no liquidity'
Dramatically reduced liquidity in August, coupled with sovereign debt concerns in the eurozone, have combined to strengthen the Swiss franc, say strategists
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules
Protected banks welcome new European short-selling bans
Regulators need to protect markets from "rumours and false information" say bans' supporters
Certain high-yield bonds offer opportunity amid turmoil, says SWIP's Logan
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's Steven Logan picks out certain high-yield debt, looks to launch new fund
Korea short-selling ban leaves dealers reeling
Korean regulators unveiled a three-month short-selling ban in a bid to calm equity markets following a 17% fall in the Kospi since the start of this month. The prohibition went live on August 10, forcing major dealers to unload excess stock inventory at…
The new ‘Eurobond’ – the eurozone’s last hope?
As Europe’s sovereign debt woes deepen, markets are increasingly speculating over the need for a new ‘Eurobond’, guaranteed by all euro member states. Tanuj Khosla from 3 Degrees Asset Management looks at how such a bond might work
Oil analysts count cost of recession on crude prices
Commodity analysts re-examine their oil price forecasts in light of current economic deterioration, as the long-term economic outlook remains unclear
US bank CDS spreads spike following US downgrade
Spreads on Bank of America spike following US debt downgrade and news of AIG lawsuit; other US names also widen
Bond markets rally as ECB moves on Italian and Spanish debt
Yields on Italian and Spanish debt fall as European Central Bank signals it will implement its bond purchase programme