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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 …
Treasury Designates Vietnam, Switzerland as Currency Manipulators
By Kate Davidson
December 16, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Treasury Department labeled Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators on Wednesday, saying the two countries had intervened in …
Fannie, Freddie Privatization Decisions Likely to Be Left to Biden Administration
By Andrew Ackerman
December 15, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Joe Biden’s election victory has likely ended the Trump administration’s efforts to return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private hands.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested …
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Fannie and Freddie need “significant capital” to leave conservatorship, Mnuchin says
By Kelsey Ramírez
December 2, 2020, HousingWire
In a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said no definite plans have been made for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but discussed …
What Treasury’s dispute with the Fed means for the incoming administration
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has decided to allow several of the Fed’s emergency lending programs to expire on December 31. The decision could reduce the central bank’s ability to backstop …
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Fannie, Freddie Overseer Looks to End Federal Control Before Trump Leaves
By Andew Ackerman
November 20, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The federal regulator who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is pushing to speed up the mortgage giants’ exit from …
Without Fed’s MLF, stakeholders warn of a fragile future for munis
By Saran Wynn
November 20, 2020, The Bond Buyer
Issuers will lose a financial, if not psychological, backstop from the Federal Reserve at the end of the year and some …
US Treasury refuses to extend some of Fed’s crisis-fighting tools
By James Politi and Colby Smith
November 19, 2020, Financial Times
The US Treasury has decided not to extend several emergency lending facilities set up by the Federal Reserve at …
Federal Reserve’s Emergency Loan Programs at Center of Political Fight
By Jeanna Smialek and Alan Rappeport
November 9, 2020, The New York Times
A political fight is brewing over whether to extend critical programs that the Federal Reserve rolled out …
Fed Holds Rates Steady and Signals Continued Wariness
By Jeanna Smialek
November 5, 2020, The New York Times
Mr. Powell also faced questions about the central bank’s suite of emergency lending programs. Several of the efforts are backed …
