Dimon Predicts Treasury Market ‘Kerfuffle’ Where Fed Steps In
  • April 11, 2025

Dimon Predicts Treasury Market ‘Kerfuffle’ Where Fed Steps In

(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he expects “a kerfuffle” in the US Treasury market that prompts a Federal Reserve intervention. Most Read from BloombergThe Secret Formula for Faster TrainsMidtown Office Building Evacuated on Concerns of Wall CollapseIn Chicago, a Former Steel Mill Looks to Make a Quantum LeapNYC Tourist Helicopter Crashes in Hudson River, Killing SixInside the Quiet, Extravagant Expansion of the Frick Collection“There will be a kerfuf

Ted Cruz Says Senators Urged Trump to Stem Market ‘Freefall’
  • April 11, 2025

Ted Cruz Says Senators Urged Trump to Stem Market ‘Freefall’

(Bloomberg) -- On the night of April 8, as US stocks reeled and Treasuries were selling off, a group of senators put it to President Donald Trump plainly: the market was in freefall because of his tariffs and he needed to lower the temperature. Most Read from BloombergThe Secret Formula for Faster TrainsMidtown Office Building Evacuated on Concerns of Wall CollapseIn Chicago, a Former Steel Mill Looks to Make a Quantum LeapNYC Tourist Helicopter Crashes in Hudson River, Killing SixInside the Qui

Argentina FX futures jittery as traders place bets ahead of IMF deal
  • April 11, 2025

Argentina FX futures jittery as traders place bets ahead of IMF deal

Argentine peso futures have weakened sharply in recent days as traders place tentative bets on a faster depreciation of the embattled currency amid uncertainty over the exchange rate regime ahead of a deal with the International Monetary Fund. The April peso future contract has weakened to around 1,180 per dollar from 1,125 on April 9 when the IMF announced that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Argentina over a new $20 billion loan program to help bolster depleted reserves. That's seen traders playing a guessing game on what that might mean for the currency, which is currently held in check by strict capital controls and a so-called crawling peg, which allows it to depreciate at 1% each month currently.