Ideas in Focus at the 2023 U.S. Treasury Market Conference

The ninth annual U.S. Treasury Market Conference, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last November, brought together market participants, official sector representatives, academics, regulatory authorities, and others to discuss ongoing developments in the U.S. Treasury market. The New York Fed sponsored the conference with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This year’s conference included several official-sector speeches and three panels.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech at the 2023 U.S. Treasury Market Conference

On Thursday, November 16, 2023, New York Fed President John Williams spoke at the 2023 U.S. Treasury Market Conference about how transactions-based, transparent, and well-documented data is critical to the collective understanding and decision-making at the Federal Reserve and beyond.
Liquidity Fees, Swing Pricing, and the 2023 Money Market Fund Reforms

In July 2023, the SEC issued a new set of reforms for the U.S. money market fund (MMF) industry. The reforms increase the amount of daily and weekly liquid assets a fund must hold, eliminate the link between weekly liquid assets (WLA) and the option to impose liquidity fees and redemption gates, and introduce a dynamic liquidity fee. This article describes some of the most important provisions of the reforms.
Innovating for the Future, Heeding Lessons from the Past

From artificial intelligence to digital assets, innovation is all the talk in finance. But as we think about the benefits of innovation and new financial products, it’s important to heed the lessons of the past. A particularly instructive example is the story of the London interbank offered rate, otherwise known as LIBOR.
At the New York Fed: The Eighth Annual U.S. Treasury Market Conference

On November 16, 2022, the New York Fed hosted the eighth U.S. Treasury Market Conference. This annual event is an opportunity for market participants, official sector representatives, academics, regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders to gather and discuss key developments, policy issues, and recent trends in the market for U.S. Treasury securities. It is co-sponsored with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and after two years of virtual convenings was held in person again for the first time since 2019. Here are highlights from featured speakers and takeaways from the panel discussions.
Contributing to a Fair and Transparent FX Market

For most, six trillion of anything is an unimaginable sum. In the world of foreign exchange (FX), $6 trillion of trading volumes is just a typical day in the market.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech at the U.S. Treasury Market Conference

On Wednesday, November 17, New York Fed President John Williams spoke at the 2021 U.S. Treasury Market Conference, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the LIBOR Transition and the Economic Outlook

On Monday, June 21, New York Fed President John Williams spoke at a meeting hosted by the Midsize Bank Coalition of America about the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the economic outlook and recovery from the pandemic.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the LIBOR Transition

On Tuesday, May 11, New York Fed President John Williams spoke at a webinar hosted by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee about key principles to keep in mind in the transition off the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on Financial Markets

On Tuesday, September 29, New York Fed President John Williams spoke at the U.S. Treasury Market Conference about the importance of well-functioning financial markets and how the Fed has responded to recent episodes of volatility.