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Economists Forecast Strong Rebound From COVID-19 Vaccine in 2021
CNBC’s Steve Liesman breaks down the latest GDP forecasts to start the new year as a gauge of how weak the first quarter forecast might be as well as how …
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Margin Debt Hits Record High as Questions Arise About Overconfidence
CNBC’s Michael Santoli breaks down why margin debt is reaching record highs and what the trend means for the wider stock market.…
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How Top Wall Street Economists Gauge the $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports on how some economists have changed their perspective after President Trumped signed a Coronavirus relief bill.…
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Biden’s Wall Street Watchdogs Signal New Era of Tough Oversight
By Benjamin Bain, Jennifer Epstein, and Robert Schmidt
January 18, 2021, Bloomberg
President-elect Joe Biden’s team of financial regulators is taking shape, with progressive favorites being chosen for the top …
Biden Offers Fed Veteran Nellie Liang Top Post at Treasury
By Saleha Mohsin and Liz McCormick
January 21, 2021, Bloomberg
President Joe Biden is offering Nellie Liang, a veteran of the Federal Reserve and expert in financial regulation, a top …
CFTC Chair Steps Down, Academic Chris Brummer in Lead to Replace Him: Sources
By Jarrett Renshaw, Karen Brettell, and Michelle Price
January 21, 2021, Reuters
Heath Tarbert stepped down as Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair on Thursday, with Georgetown University academic Chris …
Joe Biden Names Democratic Allison Herren Lee New SEC Chief
By Axiz Abdel-Qader
January 21, 2021, Finance Magnates
President Joe Biden named Allison Herren Lee acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, the agency announced.
Lee …
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Biden’s Banking To-Do List: Pandemic Relief, GSE Reform, Regulatory Hires
By Hannah Lang, Brendan Pedersen, and Kate Berry
January 20, 2021, American Banker
Joe Biden, who was sworn in as president Wednesday, faces an array of difficult decisions on financial …
European Commission Pushes for Consolidated Tape in Bond Markets
By Annabel Smith
January 20, 2021, The Trade
The European Commission has set out plans to push for a consolidated tape in the European primary and secondary bond markets following …
Biden Administration Considers Reversing Trump’s ESG Rule Change
By Tim Quinson
January 20, 2021, Bloomberg
The Biden administration is taking steps to possibly reverse the decision by Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Labor to make it more difficult …
