The Federal Reserve described the US economy’s outlook as “mostly positive” in its Beige Book, an anecdotal roundup of reports from its 12 districts. The economy is growing steadily and the labor market is tightening, […]
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan have been in a stage of record bond buying and hold $12.7 trillion in sovereign debt, loans and other assets. Meanwhile, assets of […]
A 3.1% decrease in the value of negative-yielding bonds globally puts the metric on track this month to reach last December’s 14% decline, Bloomberg data show. Friday’s jump in 30-year Treasury yields, which followed Federal […]
A decline of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s manufacturing survey this month has driven down the 10-year Treasury yield, making an interest-rate increase less likely this year. “A year out, yields will be […]
Banks with less than $250 billion in assets that do not conduct significant nonbank or international activity would be exempt from the “qualitative” portion of the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test under a Fed proposal. […]
The Federal Reserve has proposed rules that would force banks that invest heavily in commodities and energy to hold more capital against costly accidents. The Fed says the rules would “better address the potential legal, […]
Inflation data that might encourage an interest-rate increase this year from the Federal Reserve pushed stocks lower in early trading today, with financial and energy stocks leading the drop. All three major indexes were lower […]
Few investors expect the Federal Reserve to change interest rates at a meeting next week, after hearing the views of four Fed governors. Lael Brainard, the last to speak publicly ahead of the meeting, triggered […]
The Federal Reserve is calling on Congress to ban merchant banking, in which banks acquire stakes in companies rather than lend to them. Banking industry groups, including FSR, said regulators had not provided a proper […]
The US Federal Reserve’s Beige Book assessment of the economy is generally positive, noting tight labor markets in some areas but little evidence of wage inflation. It’s the latest data point for Fed policymakers before […]
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