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US Fed Vice Chair Tones Down Proposals For Fresh Banking Regulations

A senior US Federal Reserve official proposed Tuesday a number of "broad and material" changes to new banking rules, toning down plans to tighten regulation and supervision.

International Business Times

Stock Index Futures Muted Ahead of More Fed Speak, Nvidia Earnings Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.01%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.08% this morning as investors awaited further comments from Federal Reserve officials while also bracing for Nvidia earnings due later in the week.

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Stock Index Futures Tick Lower Ahead of More Fed Speak, Nvidia Earnings Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.01%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.15% this morning as investors awaited further comments from Federal Reserve officials while also bracing for Nvidia earnings due later in the week.

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Stock Index Futures Mixed Ahead of More Fed Speak, Nvidia Earnings Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.08% this morning as investors awaited further comments from Federal Reserve officials while also bracing for Nvidia earnings due later in the week.

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US Inflation Fight Will Take 'Further Time': Senior Fed Official

The US Federal Reserve should keep interest rates at their current elevated levels for longer than previously expected due to disappointing recent inflation data, a senior bank official said Monday.

International Business Times

Asian Markets Mostly Up, Tracking Wall Street Gains

Most Asian markets rose Thursday, tracking a rebound in Europe and New York and following positive remarks from a senior Federal Reserve official that inflation was headed in the right direction.

International Business Times

Senior US Fed Official Backs 'Careful' Approach To Rate Cuts

The US Federal Reserve should be "careful" about the timing of interest rate cuts, a senior bank official said Wednesday, adding to the cautious tone taken by US central bank officials in recent months about moving too quickly.

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In D.C., crypto is pivoting to tokenization—if AI doesn’t take the spotlight first

The nation's capital is shifting its tone on digital assets.

Fortune

Fed’s Michael Barr calls for strong stablecoin regulation and says ‘we haven’t made a decision’ when it comes to CBDCs

The Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision spoke at D.C. Fintech Week on Tuesday.

Fortune

Singapore to vote on new president amid rumblings of discontent

Former finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is leading the field of three candidates chosen under demanding criteria.

Al Jazeera

Fed To Strengthen Capital Requirements For Big Banks After Recent Failures

Proposed changes would mandate larger banks to hold additional capital as buffer against potential losses.

Zenger

Powell faces tricky task of explaining rate pause in Congress

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will have an opportunity this week to clarify what many found a confusing message on the path of interest rates, with the added task of assuring Democrats and Republicans the economy is on track.

Tribune News Service

The Fed raises interest rates again in what could be its final attack on inflation

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to curb persistent inflation. It was the tenth rate hike in 14 months, and possibly the last for a while.

WEKU

Former CEOs of failed banks to testify before Senate panel

The former top executives of two failed banks will testify before Congress this month

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JPMorgan created a Fed-whispering A.I. model to help investors stay on top of the market

Think ChatGPT, but for the weird things Jerome Powell says every couple months. It’s “a large language model tuned to central bank speak.”

The Independent UK

Fed blames itself for Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Silicon Valley Bank failed due to a combination of extremely poor bank management, weakened regulations and lax government supervision, the Federal Reserve said Friday

Axios

Federal Reserve will consider tougher rules for banks after Silicon Valley Bank failure

The proposals come in an internal review that found looser rules were a key culprit behind Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

WEKU

The Fed admits some of the blame for Silicon Valley Bank's failure in scathing report

The Federal Reserve says its own light-touch approach to bank regulation is partly to blame for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month, and it promised more vigorous oversight in the future.

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The Independent UK

Fed's review of role in Silicon Valley Bank collapse due out

The Federal Reserve is scheduled Friday to release a highly-anticipated review of its supervision of Silicon Valley Bank, the go-to bank for venture capital firms and technology start-ups that failed spectacularly in March, setting off a crisis of confidence for the banking industry

WEKU

What went wrong at Silicon Valley Bank? The Fed is set to release a postmortem report

The Federal Reserve and the FDIC are set to report Friday on their oversight of two failed banks. The banks' collapse six weeks ago rocked credit markets and raised the risk of recession.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: How Trump's frenzy of deregulation killed Silicon Valley Bank

Late in 2018, two Trump-appointed banking regulators, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams, went on a nationwide tour to meet with regional bank examiners.

Axios

In the wake of SVB collapse, the White House is calling for new rules for regional banks

The administration wants to reverse some Trump-era policies

The Independent UK

Yellen seeking more regulation in aftermath of bank collapse

Weeks after the failure of two banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is planning to call Thursday for tighter financial regulations

Zenger

Biden Eyes New Regulations As Congress Dives Into Silicon Valley, Signature Bank Failures

President Joe Biden is expected to tighten regulations on banks, prompted by the biggest banking collapse since the 2008 crisis

Fortune

Two former Fed officials warn regulators' supervision of banks is like a 'SciFi' movie: 'It is mostly special effects'

"The model-based financial supervision of today" is broken, and regulators need to go back to being more hands on, James Thomson and Walker Todd say.

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