* BoE to hold banks' counter-cyclical capital buffer at zero. * BoE says UK lenders can withstand 200 billion pounds of losses. * Pandemic, post-Brexit transition pose downside risks to economy. * Financial market volatility a risk ahead of final EU departure. By David Milliken and Huw Jones.
British banks can resume paying some dividends and bonuses after the Bank of England said they appeared well capitalised and resilient to any further coronavirus crisis fall-out. The BoE told Britain's seven biggest lenders in March to suspend dividends and share buy-backs until the end of 2020, and to cancel payments of any outstanding 2019 dividends.
Longer-dated Treasury yields
were broadly lower on Thursday morning despite an increase in
inflation, as the new consumer price index data raised
expectations that the Federal Reserve would increase ...
The Bank of England told markets to get ready for the end of Libor interest rates in a year's time as regulators will be "watching closely" for laggards. Market participants must quantify their Libor referenced contracts that mature beyond the end of 2021, BoE executive director for markets Andrew Hauser said on Wednesday.
The Bank of England told markets on Wednesday to "control their destiny" and get ready for the end of Libor interest rates in a year's time as regulators will be "watching closely" those who risk being left behind.
* Saunders: rates might be able to go "a little below zero" * Negative rates would boost potency of bond-buying. * Saunders says BoE should err on side of too much stimulus. * Still scope for more bond-buying - Saunders. * BoE studying feasibility of negative rates. * Review likely to be published "reasonably soon" By William James and William Schomberg.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote in a letter to Senate Banking Committee Republicans on Friday that he hopes they will continue to show trust in the Treasury and Federal Reserve to manage coronavirus relief programs.
Most U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Wednesday after a slate of weak economic data including weekly jobless claims, but the 30-year yield received a boost from reports the Federal Reserve at its November policy meeting discussed lengthening the duration of its bond purchases.
U.S. Treasury yields moved higher on
Monday and the yield curve steepened as investors took
encouragement from positive COVID-19 vaccine news and looked
ahead to minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
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