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Jerome Powell Says the Fed’s Work on Stablecoin Risks Is a ‘Very High Priority’
By MK Manoylov
January 14, 2021, The Block
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell described the central bank’s work on stablecoins as a “very high priority” during a webinar on Thursday. …
Agencies May Issue Information Request on AI Adoption, Fed Official Says
By Hannah Lang
January 12, 2021, American Banker
The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators are considering a formal request for public feedback about the adoption of artificial intelligence in …
Fed’s Evans Calls for Possible Revamp of U.S. Financial Regulation
By Ann Saphir
January 5, 2021, Reuters
Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans on Tuesday raised the possibility that U.S. financial regulation and supervision may be due for an overhaul, …
Fed’s Evans: Don’t Mitigate Bubble Risks With Monetary Policy
By Michael S. Derby
January 5, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans pushed back Tuesday against the notion that changing the ultra-easy monetary …
Stress Test Looms for Financial System in 2021
By John Plender
January 5, 2021, Financial Times
Be warned. The global financial system in 2021 will face a gigantic stress test.
This follows from one of the more important …
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Relief bill leaves Fed with authority to create muni programs
By Sarah Wynn
December 22, 2020, The Bond Buyer
A compromise coronavirus relief bill expected to become law effectively kills the Municipal Liquidity Facility, though it allows the Federal Reserve …
Near-Disaster in U.S. Treasuries Lights a Fresh Fire for Reform
By Liz McCormick and Rich Miller
December 18, 2020, Bloomberg
The U.S. Treasury market’s brush with disaster in March has reawakened calls to overhaul the underpinnings of the almost-$21 trillion …
Fed Stress Tests Show U.S. Banks Can Withstand Covid-19 Pandemic
By Andrew Ackerman and David Benoit
December 18, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve said Friday that the largest U.S. banks remain strong enough to survive the coronavirus …
FHFA proposes liquidity requirements for GSEs
By Alex Roha
December 17, 2020, HousingWire
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is looking to finalize a rule that would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to hold higher levels …
Fed Extends Temporary Dollar Swap Lines and Repurchase Facility
By Christopher Condon
December 16, 2020, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve said it had extended through September 2021 two programs designed to insure the ready supply of U.S. dollars worldwide and …
