AI agents could gradually change how corporate treasurers manage cash, reducing the inertia that keeps large balances in low-yielding bank accounts and putting pressure on banks’ deposit funding.
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The Fed and ECB have both hiked, the Bank of England held on a 6-3 split, and equities hit record highs, all against a backdrop of sticky inflation, ongoing conflict and tightening liquidity that points to rates staying higher for longer.
Markets remain focused on rising oil prices and their impact on interest rates. Brent crude has climbed above $90 as tensions in the Gulf region intensify, reversing expectations of slower rate hikes following weaker-than-expected US jobs and wage data.
Following a split FOMC vote and stubborn inflation, Nigel Owen and Glen Stone explain why the market is now leaning toward a September hike rather than a cut.
Kevin Cook explains the founding principles behind TreasurySpring's One+ product and the non-negotiable rules, like never selling products the founders wouldn't buy themselves, that have guided the platform since day one.
Richard Draper explains how TreasurySpring has opened up the multi-trillion-dollar repo market, previously reserved for large banks, to a much wider range of cash investors through secured short-term cash products.
Kevin Cook traces his own confusion the first time he encountered the term 'repo' back in 2006, and uses it to explain why the repo market is such a fundamental, if poorly understood, building block of finance.
TreasurySpring partners with FX specialist Global Reach to offer the market's first white-label route into its short-term cash product platform, helping treasury teams navigate a low-rate, uncertain credit environment.
An interactive timeline capturing the most turbulent year for money markets since 2008, and the events, opinions and reflections that defined it.
Henry Adams notes markets turning risk-on as Asia-Pacific infection rates ease, even as Russia rushes an unproven vaccine into production.
Henry Adams flags a widening gap between a cautious OECD and Fed outlook and a stock market that seems to be pricing in a far rosier recovery.
Drawing on lessons from managing fixed income portfolios through 2008, the team explores what's different, and what isn't, about navigating today's market stress.
Henry Adams writes from a TreasurySpring team newly working from home as the pandemic hits, describing record-fast equity sell-offs and a rapidly evolving policy response.
Henry Adams looks back on a strong year for global equities and a US-China trade deal that finally brought some certainty after a volatile 2019.
Henry Adams notes a surprisingly strong year for stocks in 2019 despite cautious central bank rhetoric, and questions how much further easing can really support markets.
