• Feb 19, 2025

Treasuries Rise as Fed Minutes Reveal Discussion of Pausing Balance-Sheet Runoff

(Bloomberg) -- US Treasuries rose after the minutes from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting revealed policymakers discussed pausing or slowing the balance-sheet runoff until the government’s debt-ceiling drama is resolved.Most Read from BloombergTrump to Halt NY Congestion Pricing by Terminating ApprovalSorry, Kids: Disney’s New York Headquarters Is for Grown-UpsAirbnb Billionaire Offers Pre-Fab Homes for LA Fire VictimsChild Migrant Watchdog Gutted in DOGE CutsChicago Council Delays $830 Mill

  • Feb 19, 2025

Oil Edges Higher in Aimless Trade as Supply Uncertainties Rise

(Bloomberg) -- Uncertainties about crude supplies from Russia, Kazakhstan and OPEC+ pushed oil prices higher. Most Read from BloombergTrump to Halt NY Congestion Pricing by Terminating ApprovalSorry, Kids: Disney’s New York Headquarters Is for Grown-UpsAirbnb Billionaire Offers Pre-Fab Homes for LA Fire VictimsChild Migrant Watchdog Gutted in DOGE CutsChicago Council Delays $830 Million Bond Vote Amid ScrutinyWest Texas Intermediate edged above $72 a barrel, extending gains to the highest closin

  • Feb 19, 2025

Fed officials weighed slowing or pausing bond drawdown last month

(Reuters) -Uncertainty over how the U.S. Treasury will manage debt issuance over the next few months drove some Federal Reserve officials to contemplate at their last policy meeting slowing or pausing the ongoing drawdown of their balance sheet until greater clarity arrives. Fed officials, in minutes of the central bank’s January 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee meeting released on Wednesday, flagged the challenge of getting a clean read on market liquidity as the government wrangles over spending plans amid a legally mandated borrowing cap that will affect how the Treasury Department manages its cash. “Regarding the potential for significant swings in reserves over coming months related to debt ceiling dynamics, various participants noted that it may be appropriate to consider pausing or slowing balance sheet runoff until the resolution of this event,” the minutes noted.

  • Feb 19, 2025

Putin Says Global Energy Market Needs Russia-US-Saudi Talks

(Bloomberg) -- The global energy market needs trilateral discussions between Russia, the US and Saudi Arabia, said President Vladimir Putin.Most Read from BloombergTrump to Halt NY Congestion Pricing by Terminating ApprovalSorry, Kids: Disney’s New York Headquarters Is for Grown-UpsAirbnb Billionaire Offers Pre-Fab Homes for LA Fire VictimsChild Migrant Watchdog Gutted in DOGE CutsChicago Council Delays $830 Million Bond Vote Amid ScrutinyThe comments follow the meeting between top officials fro