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Reserve Banks increased the deferred asset by $133.0 billion so far...

Odds & Ends: Fed's 2023 expenses exceeded estimated earnings by $114.3 billion, Waller on inflation, Bowman & industry question Basel reform--South Korea strengthens it, Beige book calls out cooling labor market, CFTC meeting & rules

I hope everyone is enjoying a great week! I find it hard to believe January is already more than half over but here we are. Items covered in this post: 1. Federal Reserve Board announces preliminary financial information for the Federal Reserve Banks’ income and expenses in 2023 2. Fed

BIM AFOLAMI SURROUNDED BY VARIOUS HEADLINES ABOUT LOBBYING AND ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS.

⚠️ ❗️ UK Economic Secretary Bim Afolami's RRG & Pension Insurance Corp. are teaming up to petition for "significant power" over independent UK regulators - looks like they want control over the financial markets.

It looks like the UK Government and the Pensions could be in trouble, and the Economic Secretary to the UK Treasury: Bim Afolami is at risk of using his position as Economic Secretary to get more momentum behind the proposals as being put forward by a Regulatory Reform Group (that

HEADER - THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS IN DISCUSSIONS IN WHICH AFFECT THEM

UK's pursuit of market control intensifies & 🚨UK Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (currently under investigation over payments for chairing a pressure group that lobbied UK PM Rishi Sunak) responds to our letter.

And here we go, ready to deep dive into Part 2. Big shout out to u/Nisja who reached out to their MP to source this response - you're a legend 🙏 Heroic investors across the UK have been reaching out to their local representatives to ask how shareholders

Britain is bankrupt, MPs aren't keeping pace with advocacy efforts and we're still battling for shareholder rights! Check out what's got the UK's knickers in a financial twist 🇬🇧

Howdy all, and so begins the new year! Let's recap with where we left off in 2023 as we look ahead to 2024 together - ever in the quiet confidence that MOASS will one day be tomorrow. UK shareholders 🇬🇧 🦍 have been reaching out to both the HM Treasury

The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) is experiencing its own MOASS!

Catching up: BTFP usage explodes & program end date announced, credit card debt jumps 17.7% in November, $28 million to whistleblowers, Uyeda new term, Korea punishes illegal short selling, GameStop NFT Project update, and much more!

Hello and Happy New Year, I hope you and yours had a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season! For me, I was able to go away on holiday for the first time in half a decade plus and it was fantastic--great to be able to unplug and recharge in warmth

Deutsche refuses to pay maturity presentments for this issuer’s institutional certificate of deposit.

DTC received notification from Deutsche Bank Trust Company America, the MMI issuing/paying agent for OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKIN (OVR*), Deutsche refuses to pay maturity presentments for this issuer’s institutional certificate of deposit.

* Certificates of Deposit (CDs) are time-bound deposit accounts held at banks that typically offer a fixed interest rate in return for keeping the money deposited for a set period. * Deutsche Bank Trust Company America is acting as an MMI (Money Market Instrument) issuing/paying agent. * As a paying agent, it

FDIC held a CLOSED meeting at 3:12 pm yesterday to consider resolution activities.

New bank failure incoming? FDIC held a CLOSED meeting at 3:12 pm yesterday to consider matters related to the Corporation’s supervision, corporate, and resolution activities.

Back in July a similar meeting was held before it was announced Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas, was closed. Things that make you go hmmm... TLDRS: * FDIC held a CLOSED meeting yesterday about resolution matters that the public interest did not require consideration of the matters in a meeting