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.
Henry Adams looks at new geopolitical flashpoints pushing markets into risk-off mode just as bank earnings season and early signs of stress in commercial property funds add to the uncertainty.
Miriam Smetten shares what it meant to be selected for RiseUp, a program supporting women in fintech, and her experience representing TreasurySpring among 30 women at Money20/20 in Las Vegas.
TreasurySpring raises $29 million led by Balderton Capital to scale its product, sales and tech teams, with clients including Schroders, Muller and Tide.
Tommy Lydon makes the case for giving your treasury policy a proper spring clean rather than leaving it to gather dust until the next crisis.
Peter Ward makes the case for venture capital firms to diversify the record levels of uninvested cash, or 'dry powder', they're currently sitting on rather than leaving it idle.
Kevin Cook reflects on the difference between the numbers a business chases and the values that actually define it, prompted by helping his son with school math over the Christmas holidays.
Henry Adams looks at markets repricing how many rate cuts are coming in 2024 just as cracks start to show in commercial real estate, from New York Community Bancorp to Germany's Pfandbriefbank.
Henry Adams covers a violent risk-off week driven by the spreading COVID-19 outbreak, plus a rocky debut into lending for challenger bank Monzo.
