​Daily Bulletin: Wednesday April 29

The Fed’s latest meeting today, coupled with the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s latest GDP figures, were less than encouraging. The FOMC statement showed the economy had grown less than expected, largely blaming poor weather over the winter months, while the bureau’s figures showed the weakest growth to GDP in about a year, with annual growth of only 0.2%. In the U.S., we talk about how large U.S. insurance firms could deal with the systemically important label, buying capital protected notes or adding leverage to their portfolio. Also, the Spring edition of EQDerivatives’ Magazine is now live! In this issue, we look at custom annuities 2.0., report on how San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association explores volatility, and reveal how investors are profiting from Eurostoxx 50 equity repo.