News Topic: Federal Reserve

President Trump stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Jerome Powell, blaming the central bank for declines in the stock market. ... Read full article

The choice appears to reaffirm U.S. regulators' commitment to the international standards-setting body. ... Read full article

If the predictions prove correct, the benchmark rate would reach 3.50% by the end of next year. ... Read full article

The proposed 9% ratio for institutions with less than $10 billion of assets is designed to create a simpler capital regime for small banks. ... Read full article

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Banking Supervision Randal Quarles is expected to succeed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, a key global financial regulator, according to two people familiar with the ... Read full article

The French bank was hit with a billion-dollar fine after it was found to have unsafe practices that violated sanctions against Cuba and other sanctioned countries. ... Read full article

Regulators have made progress on revising stress tests, the Volcker Rule and other post-crisis measures. But some worry examiners still have too much latitude to punish banks for trivial matters. ... Read full article

The ratings agency said that it views rollbacks of stress-test comparisons and liquidity coverage ratio requirements as "negative" for banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion of assets. ... Read full article

Prosecutors are unlikely to buy Goldman's rogue banker defense, observers say; survey predicts recession within two years. ... Read full article

The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes. ... Read full article

Federal and state regulators Thursday offered a slew of regulatory relief measures to banks and credit unions impacted by the disastrous California wildfires. ... Read full article

In his second straight day of congressional testimony, the central bank’s top regulatory official was put on the defensive about a pending proposal to relieve regional banks from the toughest supervisory requirements. ... Read full article

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said regulators are failing to respond to what she thinks could be a new meltdown in the making: the trillion-dollar market for leveraged loans. ... Read full article

The move allows the New York multifamily lender to make more loans without having to raise capital. ... Read full article

On the verge of controlling the Financial Services Committee, House Democrats criticized proposed changes to the Federal Reserve Board's post-crisis supervision program. ... Read full article

While they won’t be in position to enact legislation, House Democrats could use their newfound power to spotlight issues that Republicans have largely ignored, including the exploding levels of corporate debt. ... Read full article

The Federal Reserve is paying close attention to how it might regulate artificial intelligence and machine learning, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said in a speech Tuesday. ... Read full article

The Senate is poised to confirm Kansas Banking Commissioner Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board. But the nominations for the two other open seats are still in limbo. ... Read full article