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T-Bill Supply Pressure On US Repo Rates Seen Encountering Limit

The shrinking supply of Treasury bills is putting downward pressure on financing rates for US government securities.

SEC May Scrap Biden-Era Crypto Asset Custody Proposal, Acting Chief Says

Wall Street's top regulator is considering changing or scrapping regulations proposed under the prior administration.

Trump And Powell Are Playing From The Same Strategy Book

The stock market is used to the wait-and-see approach from the Fed. But now the president is riffing on that game plan too.

It's Not That Trump Doesn't Care About Markets. He Just Cares About Tariffs More.

Investors are trying to make sense of President Trump's willingness to shrug off market losses in recent days.

US SEC To Move Away From Requiring Crypto Firms To Register As Trading Systems, Chief Says

The SEC acting chief has directed staff to look at ways to abandon a plan that would have widened the definition of alternative trading systems.

House Unveils Trump-Backed Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

House Republicans announced a spending bill to keep government agencies open through Sept. 30, daring Democrats to vote against it and risk a shutdown

Bessent Tries to Calm the Markets — Again

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought to persuade nervous investors that President Trump’s economic policies are part of larger, coherent vision.