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The second is the maturation of Chinese alternatives in key technologies—certain chips, AI agents, batteries —which has lowered the perceived cost of cutting Western counterparties out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“We are in active negotiations with multiple counterparties, but as of today, we’ve not executed a definitive lease agreement,” Fermi Chief Financial Officer Miles Everson said on a conference call Monday morning.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Sentiment shifted after the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reached out to potential trading counterparties at the direction of the Treasury Department on Friday for so-called rate checks, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the New York Fed on Friday reached out to potential trading counterparties on the yen and the U.S. dollar.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Oddly, as Mike Burry’s investors grew restive, his Wall Street counterparties took a new and envious interest in what he was up to.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis