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Bank stocks gain after report about lighter capital requirements
Speculation about easier Basel III endgame regulations from the US Federal Reserve lifts bank stocks
Regulators cite big banks including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan over living wills
Federal Reserve and FDIC say banks need to improve emergency plans to reorganise in bankruptcy
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Regulators say Wells Fargo isn’t doing enough to police customer crimes
Bank also faces lawsuit claiming that it failed to detect alleged Ponzi scheme
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Loophole that hid Silicon Valley Bank’s losses could be closed by Fed
Potential change would reverse 2019 decision to loosen rules for midsize banks
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The Fed is repeating its mistake of 2020, in a whole new way
The inflation rate is cooling. The Fed needs to change its rate-hike plans to prevent the US economy suffering a crash landing
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Bitcoin, ether dive on red-hot US inflation data
Key consumer price data dashes hopes of Fed slowing pace of planned rate rises
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The challenge of monetary tightening
The Fed’s latest interest rate hike is only one more step on the long and difficult road away from quantitative easing
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Fed vice chair Brainard warns on inflation, financial stability risks
Policymaker says officials are monitoring financial market turbulence as global interest rates rise rapidly
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Four things to watch as the Fed raises interest rates
Policy makers are expected to approve a third straight jumbo rate hike
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Brace for the biggest Fed rate hike in 40 years: ‘Markets underappreciate just how entrenched US inflation has become’
After a dismal inflation report, Nomura became the first on Wall Street to predict a full-percentage-point increase in rates
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Banks to face tougher merger controls, new Fed regulatory chief says
Federal Reserve’s Michael Barr highlights priorities in initial public remarks
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R3 technology boss adds to hopes that CBDCs and stablecoins can co-exist
Growth of crypto markets and stablecoins push central banks to move faster
Dow slumps more than 1,000 points as traders digest Fed rate rise
The pullback came one day after major US stock indexes soared, with the Dow posting its biggest one-day gain since 2020
CBDCs shouldn’t be the only form of money, central bankers say
CBDCs should complement, not replace, existing forms of money, according to leading officials
It’s now clear that the Fed has made a huge monetary-policy error
The central bank took too long to raise interest rates. It’s now playing catch-up
Fed’s Powell and BoE’s Bailey say laws need to adjust to boom in crypto
Central banks need to keep pace with tech development in financial sector
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Ukraine war risks inflation spike, Fed’s Powell warns
Federal Reserve chairman hints at continued plans to hike rates as conflict in Europe threatens supply chains
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Biden lines up Raskin for top Fed banking regulator role
White House closes in on appointments that will break a current stalemate
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Why bank stocks are at the mercy of the Fed next year
The prospect of regulatory action will prove a swing factor over the coming 12 months
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