Every March, the clocks in several countries around the world go forward one hour, ringing in the arrival of daylight savings time that normally lasts until October. This means one hour of sleep less for those involved – an hour that is not gained agai…
Following the suspension of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in numerous countries, particularly throughout Europe, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has reiterated its recommendation to continue with the vaccine rollout after concluding its preliminar…
“Just setting up my twttr” – those were the words that Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter, tweeted on March 21, 2006, fifteen years ago this Sunday. Twitter, with its simplicity and unique 140-character limit (which has since been doubled), hit a …
Getting 7-9 hours sleep is essential for our physical and mental well-being. As the World Sleep Day is celebrated on March 19th this year, let’s take a look at the countries which are getting the most sleep on average. If you live in the Netherlands or…
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2020 Internet Crime Report which found that 2020 was a record year for both victims of internet crime and dollar losses in the United States. 791,790 complaints were logged by IC3 in the …
Today’s Fed QE
Monetary policy can be implemented through outright purchases or sales of securities, which permanently changes the size of the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account (SOMA) portfolio.
CUSIP: 91282CBF7Term and Type: 9-Year 10-Month TIPSSeries: A-2031Reopening: YesInterest Rate: 0.125%High Yield: -0.580%Price: $107.620948Allotted at High: 30.77%Total Tendered: $33,854,315,800Total Accepted: $15,334,433,800Auction Date: 03/18/2021Issue…
On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen threatened to halt exports of EU-manufactured Covid-19 vaccines to the UK unless it reciprocates and starts shipping doses to the EU. The threat reportedly has the backing of Germany, Fra…
CUSIP: 91282CBK6Term and Type: 1-Year 10-Month FRNReopening: YesOffering Amount: 26 BillionAnnouncement Date: 03/18/2021Auction Date: 03/24/2021Issue Date: 03/26/2021Maturity Date: 01/31/2023PDF | XML