Tag: Federal Reserve

The bank's growth will be restricted because of its failure to create a legitimate bankruptcy plan. (AP Photo/CX Matiash, File)

Regulators reject Wells Fargo’s ‘living will’

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2016 10:27 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed officials will have to judge whether markets are right to expect fiscal stimulus and faster economic output growth under Trump, a difficult call to make. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How the Fed will react to Trump’s victory

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2016 5:01 am

The agency will meet Dec. 15 to consider the rule, which would require banks to issue certain amounts of long-term debt that could be converted to equity in the case of a bank failure, effectively forcing creditors to "bail in" the bank rather than taxpayers bailing it out. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Fed to meet on finalizing major too-big-to-fail rule before Obama leaves

Joseph Lawler · December 8, 2016 8:11 pm

Friday's jobs report beat private-sector forecasts, which were for around 170,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.S. adds 178,000 jobs in November, unemployment drops to 4.6 percent

Joseph Lawler · December 2, 2016 1:32 pm

The minutes are likely to cement investor expectations for the Janet Yellen-led Fed to raise its interest rate target at its next meeting, scheduled for Dec. 13-14. (AP Photo)

Fed members are likely ready for a December rate hike

Joseph Lawler · November 23, 2016 7:14 pm

The Federal Reserve announced Friday that it is instituting new policies meant to slow the "revolving door" between the banking industry and regulatory positions. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed announces new restrictions on the ‘revolving door’

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2016 6:48 pm

The SEC had charged that JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) offered internships and jobs to unqualified candidates between 2006-13 to curry favor with government officials. (AP Photo)

Regulators fine JPMorgan $264 million for bribery violations

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 4:26 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that she will fill out her term, regardless of the election results. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen says she won’t step down, will serve through 2018

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 3:56 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's remarks were made in testimony prepared for an appearance before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Fed not at risk of waiting too long to raise rates, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 1:07 pm

Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, wrote that "we are still coming up short on our inflation target." (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Fed official calls for massive capital increases for banks

Joseph Lawler · November 16, 2016 1:50 pm

Starting in January, President-elect Trump will have a unique opportunity to pack the Federal Reserve with hard money officials. Meanwhile, Vice President-elect Pence is one of the more hawkish voices in the modern Republican Party. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Beltway Confidential

Why President Trump will fumigate the Fed

Tommy Behnke · November 16, 2016 5:01 am

"Transparency is a key feature of accountability and such incomplete disclosure may limit understanding of the [stress test results] and hinder public and market confidence," the report concluded. (iStock photo)

Watchdog says bank stress tests aren’t transparent

Joseph Lawler · November 15, 2016 5:35 pm