Powell backs change in bank-capital rules to boost liquidity in Treasury market
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday he supports a change to bank capital rules that has been on the industry's wish list At the moment, the Fed's "supplementary leverage ratio" ...
Powell Says Easing Bank Capital Requirements Could Help Treasury Market
In House testimony Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a proposal to ease capital requirements for U.S. banks could also improve the functioning of the all-important U.S. Treasury ...
Indian Central Bank to Infuse Record Overnight Funds Post Heavy FX Intervention
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank will infuse a record quantum of funds into the banking system through an overnight ...
Adjusting the bookkeeping on America’s gold reserves could add $750 billion to the U.S. Treasury overnight—but one expert says cashing out could trigger an ‘Armaged…
According to the government’s financial statements, the U.S. owns about 261.6 million troy ounces, or almost 8,200 metric ...
Warren, Waters question Fed chair on proposal ‘upending’ bank stress test framework
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) teamed up to question the Federal Reserve’s proposal to ...
There is a 'high bar' to meet before the Fed would consider reversing its easing bias, Ricchiuto says
While doves at the Fed are on the defensive given the resilient economy, the central bank is still looking for the opportunity to cut rates further, said Steven Ricchiuto, U.S. economist at Mizuho. Th ...
Fed nears QT crossroads as 'excess liquidity' evaporates: McGeever
A key measure of excess liquidity in the financial system is evaporating rapidly. Once it disappears, further reduction of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet - 'quantitative tightening' - could ...
Bitcoin reserves and sovereign wealth funds in the US, explained
US lawmakers are pushing crypto regulation while states advance digital asset bills, but are sovereign wealth funds the same ...