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The Senate confirmed former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board member Jonathan McKernan to serve as Treasury's under secretary for domestic finance on a party-line vote, installing a key industry ally in the Treasury Department.
October 8
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Traders are bracing for a range of Fed outcomes: some hedging flows have favored outlier dovish scenarios and other trades have focused on the possibility that the Fed forgoes a move at one meeting.
October 8
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More than 15% of homes that went under contract in August were canceled, as the market heavily favored buyers, a Redfin report found.
October 7
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Prolonged funding pressures in US money markets, just as bank reserves held at the Federal Reserve are dwindling, suggest the central bank may be getting closer to ending the unwinding of its massive portfolio of securities.
October 7
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Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran sidestepped whether policy setting pressure from the administration is a welcomed development, but reiterated that he wants to avoid succumbing to "groupthink."
October 7
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Bisignano will continue to lead the Social Security Administration while managing day-to-day operations at the IRS.
October 7
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Legal experts say the Supreme Court's decision not to immediately rule on a request to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from office suggests that, whatever the court's views on independent agencies may be, it views the central bank differently.
October 7
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President Trump said big homebuilders are sitting on a record 2 million empty lots, and asked Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help restore the American Dream.
October 6
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Monday said it will scrap fair housing reporting requirements, fast-track licensing for small banks and simplify regulation for smaller institutions overall.
October 6
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Fifth Third announced it plans to buy the Dallas bank in a $10.9 billion transaction.
October 6
