Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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The FedNow system allows financial institutions to instantly transfer money to customers any day, anytime.
July 21 -
The former Treasury secretary sees rates headed higher in the short run, and U.S. taxes rising significantly in the longer run.
May 31 -
The Treasury Department's top official for financial markets and stability expressed little urgency over the federal government's need to prepare for the potential launch of a digital U.S. dollar.
December 22 -
A recent study on the various projects undertaken by central banks around the world has found that the most commonly named motivation is preserving their role in monetary provision.
December 8 -
The consumer price index was up 7.7% from a year earlier, the smallest annual advance since the start of the year and down from 8.2% in September.
November 10 -
A report from the U.S. Treasury Department didn't say the U.S. should adopt a digital currency, but did recommend it start laying the groundwork in case it ever decides to do so.
September 16 -
U.S. consumer prices rose in March by the most since late 1981, reinforcing pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates even more aggressively.
April 12 -
Policy makers voted 8-1 to lift their key rate to a target range of 0.25% to 0.5%, the first increase since 2018, after two years of holding borrowing costs near zero.
March 16 -
Janet Yellen won confirmation to become U.S. Treasury secretary, building out President Joe Biden’s team as the administration struggles to win bipartisan support for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan for shoring up a weakening economic recovery.
January 26 -
The Treasury Secretary-designate said she would work with lawmakers to fast-track a series of tax increases on corporations and wealthy Americans.
January 22 -
Gary Gensler, a former head of the U.S.’s main derivatives regulator, is President-elect Joe Biden’s likely pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to two people familiar with the matter.
January 12 -
Economic experts believe the current surge is not enough to stop continued losses incurred by various segments of economy.
November 25 -
The Treasury secretary will put the unspent CARES Act funding into an account that his presumed successor will soon need authorization from Congress to use.
November 25 -
The former Fed chair would be the first woman to head the Treasury.
November 23 -
Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.
November 9 -
Golden, who just completed his term at FASB, will be chairing an Assurance Quality Advisory Committee at PwC.
July 17 -
The American Institute of CPAs has organized a coalition of 21 business trade groups to push for help for businesses' short-term liquidity needs.
July 7 -
The lender portal for the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program has opened as the long-awaited alternative to the problem-plagued Paycheck Protection Program after weeks of delays.
June 16 -
Lax eligibility requirements are raising new questions about which firms should get access to public money.
May 15 -
The latest effort to overhaul the post-financial crisis rule would replace the proposed "accounting prong" for determining which kinds of trades are prohibited.
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