FICC-MBS Alert! As of today, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC’s FBMA, FBEG, FBEI, FBEP, & FBFC Clearing accounts have no open trade obligations on the books of the MBS Division of FICC.
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SEC Alert & OPEN for Comment Alert! SEC Proposes Rule to Address Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing for NMS Stocks.
Background:
National securities exchanges (“exchanges”) that trade NMS stocks maintain pricing schedules that set forth the transaction pricing they apply to their broker-dealer members that execute orders on their trading platforms. As self-regulatory organizations under the Exchange Act, exchanges are subject to unique principles and processes that do not apply
Inflation Alert! Social Security Announces 3.2% Benefit Increase for 2024. Today, September CPI reported 3.7% over the past year. The increase eaten by inflation!
Wut Mean?
* Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024.
* The 3.2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 66 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2024. Increased payments to approximately
Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr: "I expect that the full effects of past tightening are yet to come in the months ahead."
Highlights:
* "I am squarely focused on our dual mandate to promote maximum employment and stable prices for the American people. I strongly agree with the point that Chair Powell has made often, which is that without price stability, the economy does not work for anyone. Price stability is crucial to