Tag: Fed

November 10, 2023

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent risk markets spinning lower, and bond yields higher after he said that the US central bank was not confident that the current monetary policy was restrictive enough to bring inflation down to target (2%). […]

October 25, 2023

Visa, the largest U.S. card network, regularly faces challenges to its business in the regulatory realm. Therefore, it’s a rarity to hear the company’s CEO complimenting a CFPB action. In this case, he was commenting on open banking, a trend […]

October 5, 2023

Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown, D-OH, is asking the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to investigate allegations of labor abuse by Wells Fargo, in opposition to efforts by the bank’s employees to unionize. “Regulators […]

September 29, 2023

The Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog said the central bank’s supervision of Silicon Valley Bank did not keep pace with the firm’s growth and increased complexity before it collapsed in March, according to a report released on Thursday. “With the benefit […]

September 22, 2023

Gold prices fell about -0.6 percent over the past 24 hours as financial markets continued digesting the aftermath and implications of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision. In response, retail traders have increased bullish exposure in the precious metal. This […]

August 1, 2023

Banks have tightened lending standards as the Fed, beginning in March 2022, raised interest rates 11 times — the most aggressive pace in four decades. Policymakers, aiming to curb inflation to the central bank’s 2% target, increased the federal funds […]

July 24, 2023

The Federal Reserve fined UBS $268.5 million in connection with “unsafe and unsound counterparty credit risk management practices” between Credit Suisse — the bank UBS recently acquired — and defunct investment fund Archegos, according to a consent order announced Monday. […]

June 20, 2023

The Fed’s publication of the database follows a federal mandate that the central bank create and “maintain a public, online and searchable database” of entities that have, or that are requesting, account and service access. Former Sen. Pat Toomey, R-PA, […]

June 20, 2023

The Australian dollar is on offer this morning against the US dollar even though the greenback remains relatively flat as measured by the DXY index. The selloff stemmed initially from concerns around the Chinese economy as the PBoC cut both […]

June 12, 2023

The British Pound made gains on the United States Dollar on Monday as a week packed with central-bank interest-rate decisions kicked off. We’ll hear from the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan but, of course, the US Federal […]

April 21, 2023

The Dollar Index (DXY) has managed to trade marginally higher this Friday morning as we enter the European session. In what has been a muted Asian session, the greenback has found support from hawkish Fed speak last night. The Fed’s […]

March 22, 2023

Crude oil markets are trading cautiously like most others on Wednesday in Europe as investors await the United States Federal Reserve’s March monetary policy decision, due later in the global day. On a more market-specific note, a shock rise in […]

March 3, 2023

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are keeping a watchful eye on the Federal Reserve’s ongoing review of bank capital requirements. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the ranking member on the committee, sent a letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell on […]

November 30, 2022

The latter half of this week is set to boost market volatility with high-importance events and data releases scheduled over the next three days. Later today, Fed chair Jerome Powell will give a speech to the Brookings Institute on The […]

November 21, 2022

Gold is tracking lower this morning on the back of a stronger USD stemming from the build up of relatively hawkish comments from Fed speakers. Although some reiterated the moderation of interest rate hikes going forward, the expectation remains aggressive […]

September 15, 2022

XAU/USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP Gold looks to test July swing lows today after yesterday’s U.S. inflation ‘hangover effect’ seems to have dissipated. The U.S. dollar is bid once more weighing negatively on bullion due to renewed market anticipation of a large […]

August 30, 2022

The Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy is under pressure from a swathe of global central banks embarking on a series of rate hikes and balance sheet reduction programs. While many central banks, including the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the […]

August 22, 2022

On August 15, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) issued final guidelines, outlining the tiered approach it will use when evaluating the growing requests from fintech firms and cryptocurrency companies for access to master accounts. The guidelines make clear that while […]

August 18, 2022

USD/JPY, like most dollar crosses, has witnessed a recovery as markets digest the short-lived notion of a Fed pivot following slightly cooler US CPI data last Wednesday.The softer dollar provided an opportunity for USD/JPY bulls to re-enter the trend at […]

August 17, 2022

Before engaging in crypto-related activity, banking organizations supervised by the Federal Reserve should notify their lead point of contact at the central bank to ensure the activity is legal, the Fed said in a statement Tuesday. The directive is similar […]