Top Interest Rate Headlines 11-12-10: Inflation Project: Estimate Using TIPS Data Shows Continued Decline In Deflation Probability Through 2015

Inflation Project: Estimate using TIPS data shows continued decline in deflation probability through 2015
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New York Fed purchases $7.229 bln in Tsy coupons: New York Fed purchases $7.229 bln in Tsy coupons 
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Fed Official Calls For More Mortgage Modifications
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U.S. consumer sentiment edges up in November
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G-20 refuses to back US push on China's currency
Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to back a U.S. push to make China boost its currency's value, keeping alive a dispute that raises fears of a global trade war amid criticism that cheap Chinese exports are costing American jobs.
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New regulations set to hit banks' profits
Banks' trading desks will struggle to achieve sufficient returns to cover their cost of capital amid the combined effects of Basel III capital requirements and additional regulatory costs imposed by the so-called Dodd-Frank US legislation, a top Wall Street analyst has warned.
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G20 Leaders Endorse Financial Stability Board Policy Framework For Addressing Systemically
The G20 Leaders at the Seoul Summit on 11-12 November endorsed the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) policy framework for Reducing the moral hazard of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs), including the work processes and timelines set out in the report submitted to the Summit.
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Lobbying Dodd-Frank
eFinancial News
Anyone who doubted for a second that the financial services industry would do it all it can to slow down the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform act just needs to take a look at the thousands of lobbyists they have hired.
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Fed's `New World Order' May Boost Treasury Volatility, Morgan Stanley Says
Bloomberg
Bank of America Merrill Lynch's MOVE index , measuring price swings based on over-the-counter options maturing in 2 to 30 years, climbed yesterday to 91.60, the highest level since Nov. 2, the day before the central bank announced that it will buy $600 billion in additional government debt through.
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Banks invest in varied skills of elite few
The Age
Aiden Allen works for private equity clients of UBS, the investment bank that won the mantle this year of best investment bank.
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Morgan Stanley adds advisers from UBS
Reuters
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has added four financial advisers from UBS .
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OneWest Buys $1.4 Billion in Loans From Citigroup
BusinessWeek
OneWest Bank, formed in the aftermath of IndyMac Bancorp's failure, purchased $1.4 billion in commercial real estate loans from Citigroup Inc.
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Mizuho buys BlackRock stake for $500m
By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo, FT.com
Mizuho is buying a 2 per cent stake in BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, for $500m, in the latest move by a Japanese bank towards globalising its operations.
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Barclays pension fund eyes emerging markets hike
Reuters Finance News (EU) via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) ' UK employees pension fund could double its exposure to fast-growing emerging markets, an executive said, as it seeks higher returns and a wider spread of investments. The 17.3 billion pounds Barclays UK Retirement Fund, one of the largest in the UK, currently invests about 6 percent of its total assets in emerging market equities. "It would make ...
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Incorrigible: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Must Go
Forbes
It's another problem we have that seems almost impossible to solve - at least not quickly. How does
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