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(Reuters) – China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U.S. Treasury, in what is the Treasury’s first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters.

The relationship means the People’s Bank of China buys U.S. debt using a different method than any other central bank in the world.

The other central banks, including the Bank of Japan, which has a large appetite for Treasuries, place orders for U.S. debt with major Wall Street banks designated by the government as primary dealers. Those dealers then bid on their behalf at Treasury auctions.

China, which holds $1.17 trillion in U.S. Treasuries, still buys some Treasuries through primary dealers, but since June 2011, that route hasn’t been necessary.

The documents viewed by Reuters show the U.S. Treasury Department has given the People’s Bank of China a direct computer link to its auction system, which the Chinese first used to buy two-year notes in late June 2011.

China can now participate in auctions without placing bids through primary dealers. If it wants to sell, however, it still has to go through the market.

via Exclusive: U.S. lets China bypass Wall Street for Treasury orders | Reuters.

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Wednesday’s action was a mirror image of Tuesday, except that the underlying technical indicators were stronger than the market averages on both days. The market still has to clear resistance and generate 13 week cycle buy signals to confirm that it is out of danger on the downside.

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…one of her old foes may inadvertently have thrown her campaign a lifeline. The revelation that JPMorgan Chase (JPM) lost at least $2 billion in an ill-advised “hedge” gone horribly awry has revived anger at Wall Street and allowed Warren to reassume her old role as the scourge of greedy bankers and defender of the American middle class.

Last week brought news that Brown has received $50,000 in campaign contributions from JPMorgan employees. Now, Warren has taken to the airwaves seeking to capitalize on the new controversy and distract from the old one…

“Wall Street isn’t going to change its ways until Washington gets serious about strong oversight and real accountability. No special deals. We need a tough cop on the beat to make sure that nobody steals your purse on Main Street or your pension on Wall Street.”

via Elizabeth Warren Paints JPMorgan as Purse Thieves – Businessweek.

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Official data from the US Federal Reserve have laid bare the eye-watering size of trading positions built up by JP Morgan’s chief investment office in synthetic credit indices, raising further questions about risk management standards at the bank.

According to the figures, JP Morgan’s position in investment-grade credit default swaps jumped eightfold from a net long of US$10bn notional at the end of 2011 to US$84bn at the end of the first quarter this year.

The Fed data support previous reports about the nature of the trading strategy that has led to the losses. In investment-grade CDS with a maturity of one-year or less, JP Morgan’s net short position rocketed from US$3.6bn notional at the end of September 2011 to US$54bn at the end of the first quarter. Over the same period, JP Morgan’s long position in investment grade CDS with a maturity of more than five years leapt five times from US$24bn to US$102bn (see chart).

via DERIVATIVES: Fed data expose US$100bn JP Morgan blunder | Capital City | IFRe.

Glenn Somerville has one of the first of what will surely be many articles handicapping possible Treasury secretaries come January. We know we’re going to get a new one, whatever happens — Geithner won’t stay on for a second term.

Top of the list if Obama gets re-elected is Larry Fink, of Blackrock — he wants the job, and he has a pretty solid reputation in finance circles. I think the problem with Fink, though, is that the country has had enough of financiers at Treasury. I suspect that Obama will want Geithner’s successor to be a communicator — someone who can get through not only to the country at large (something Geithner’s never been good at) but also to Congress. And Fink is no man of the people.

It almost goes without saying that Jamie Dimon neither wants the job nor would ever be offered it, at this point.

via Who will be the next Treasury secretary? | Felix Salmon.

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When you lose the lottery, you can’t blame anyone but yourself for taking a sucker’s bet.

That’s not stopping those that took a Facebook flyer from blasting others for their own gamble. With shares off 16% from the initial price of $38, they’re saying it’s Nasdaq’s fault for botching the offering. They say it’s unfair that analysts at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs cut their earnings estimates but only told big clients about it.

Those issues are clearly significant. And regulators need to get to the bottom of what happened. But investors can’t claim they they were not warned about other potential pitfalls – which were well-telegraphed, and well-reported.

via Facebook Investors that lost money in IPO deserve no sympathy – Overheard – WSJ.