CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the graph below, I start with two traditional havens for US investors, the US dollar and treasury bonds: Trade-weighted dollar & US 10-year T.Bond Rate. Consumer Confidence and Economic Growth. The question that hangs over not just markets but economic policy makers is how this crisis will affect global economic growth and prospects.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Up to 5 percent of all cross-border B2B payments are subjected to additional inquires or investigations beyond basic levels of scrutiny, causing significant payment delays and carrying hefty price tags. Handling such investigations costs banks up to 35 times more than payment processing itself.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

The latest is global consulting firm McKinsey, whose new report has put a price tag on the potential of blockchain: $110 billion. McKinsey presented its findings earlier this month to the Department of Treasury Federal Insurance Office during its first committee meeting of the year.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

In the graph below, I list out two measures of expected inflation, one from a inflation expectations ETF ( ProShares Inflation Expectation ETF ) and the other from the Federal Reserve 5-year forward inflation measure , computed as the difference between treasury and TIPs rates.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Euronet Chief Executive Officer Michael Brown penned a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday (March 27), explaining that whoever takes over the global money remittance company would be requested to help authorities combat money laundering and terrorism financially by complying with often confidential data requests.

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MARCH 2, 2016

“For the first time, digital assets can enable real-time value exchange anywhere in the world, providing liquidity on demand and significantly reducing costs associated with treasury and payments operations, liquidity and Basel III compliance,” Ripple wrote. The Price Tag.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Treasury or cash management services that used to be fast enough may therefore no longer be adequate as businesses fight to stay afloat during the economic downturn. Checks are cumbersome and costly for businesses and FIs, with a price tag of about $8 to $10 per processed check, and they can take up to 15 days to process.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

In today’s changing financial environment, bank treasury executives should be thinking about the concept of ‘future-proofing’ their offerings for their clients by partnering with leading FinTechs [that] can iterate solutions to the challenges. To be a FinTech is to be more adroit and technologically creative than a large FI.

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MARCH 14, 2017

The politics may be enough to make Ant think twice, while the price tag, thrice. The MoneyGram/Ant deal would likely have received rigorous screening via the Treasury Department through its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, because China is involved here.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

The idea held a bit of a spotlight in a government report that bowed last week, and, as the Department of the Treasury noted, “the legal mailbox monopoly remains highly valuable. The Treasury report stated that “the USPS’ long-term sustainability is in question,” even in an age when eCommerce has boosted shipping volumes.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Bank of America decided they wanted to sell their branch in Lima, Peru, and the price tag was a million dollars. Treasury, the OFAC restrictions. KOENIGSBERGER: That’s right. So one example that was a lot of fun, I think, was ‘89 or ’90. I’m like 25 years old. RITHOLTZ: And Venezuela? KOENIGSBERGER: Yeah.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Thursday that there won’t be a second U.S. However, the price tag on has engendered pushback from the Republican-controlled Senate, which has urged a “wait-and-see” approach as more numbers roll in on the outbreak’s economic impacts. economic lockdown. “We

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 26, 2023

What do you see in, in treasuries and the fixed income half of the portfolio? So I’m looking at the lowest tier of investment grade versus the 10 year yield 00:52:46 [Speaker Changed] Versus the treasury. And you had a huge runup in 00:45:49 [Speaker Changed] The QI rational exuberance. You had a long time, long way to go.

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And we literally talk about during the show, I got a tag to present to the SEC, about their new single stock product. So whether you’re trying to get managed futures from an active manager or, you know, two months Treasuries, T bills, like the whole spectrum is now available in lose to 3,000 ETFs we are trading here in the U.S.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Hank Paulson had left to go become treasury secretary. Well 00:39:25 [Speaker Changed] Then, then a week or two later, I think it was within a week or two, that’s when treasury decided they were gonna put tarp money into all the banks, regardless of those that had raised capital or not. I said, treasury can. I said, sure.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 16, 2023

I can either just give it away for free, which, you know, I started the cash tag dollar sign… RITHOLTZ: Right. I never thought I’d be, I never had owned a bond or a treasury. I, you know, some days I love the idea. Some days I’m like, wow. But, I went back and I said, listen, I got two choices. I’m like bond boy.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The Senate Finance Committee voted 26-0 in favor of Janet Yellen’s appointment as the 78th secretary of the Treasury, with an anticipated move to the Senate floor for confirmation before the end of day on Friday (Jan. We are proud that we have now the first woman to be Treasury secretary of the United States,” Sen. 22), CNBC reported.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

A call recently between House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin left officials in the loop with positive spirits, FT said, with more promises to speak on Wednesday (Oct. Despite both parties trying to reach an agreement, they differed over the would-be price tag and what the aid would include.

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MARCH 19, 2020

In advocating for an over $1 trillion stimulus package in a meeting with wary Republican senators Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reportedly noted that failure for the government to intervene quickly could cause unemployment rates to hit the 20 percent mark. since the Great Depression. since the Great Depression. “It

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