Treasuries Archives - Rethinking the Dollar

The Dollar Paradox: All Dollars Are Not Created Equal

Apr 22, 2023 | Economic Collapse

Are all dollars created equal? The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the value of the dollar relative to a trade-weighted basket of other currencies, reached a fresh 20-year high in 2022 before retreating sharply this year. However, the long-term viability of the...

Mnuchin Open to Looser Bank Liquidity For Banking Buddies – RTD Live Talk

Oct 29, 2019 | News

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is open to loosening financial crisis-era regulations that have stiffened liquidity rules for big banks to relieve possible cash crunches in short-term funding markets. Mnuchin said in an interview Tuesday that he had spoken to...

The Repo Market Incident May Be The Tip Of The Iceberg

Oct 7, 2019 | News

The Federal Reserve has injected $278 billion into the securities repurchase market for the first time. Numerous justifications have been provided to explain why this has happened and, more importantly, why it lasted for various days. The first explanation was...