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Legal experts are gaming out the various options for the CFPB after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Oct. 19 that the bureau's funding is unconstitutional.
November 1 -
Ahead of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, where it is expected to enact another large rate hike, 11 lawmakers sent a letter to the central bank, urging it not to go too far.
November 1 -
The day after the FOMC announces its policy decision, Christian Scherrmann, U.S. Economist at DWS Group, will offer his take on the meeting, Fed Chair Powell's press conference and what comes next.
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President Joe Biden's White House engaged in mathematical gymnastics on Thursday to draw some positive news out of an otherwise gloomy inflation report — one of the last that voters will see before they decide control of Congress in November.
October 13 -
Rent of shelter and owners' equivalent rent each accelerated 0.8% in September from the prior month, the most since 1990, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
October 13 -
The American consumer is "in good shape" and spending more this month than a year earlier, even amid inflation, jittery markets and international tensions, according to Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan.
October 13 -
The Fed may be the big factor in the massive fluctuations seen daily in the TBA markets, but traders and credit analysts now also fear a new problem in the heretofore peaceful world of Ginnie Mae, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.
October 10 -
The September Federal Open Market Committee meeting may provide a turning point in monetary policy. Brendan Murphy, head of global fixed income, North America, at Insight Investment will offer his thoughts about the meeting and what to expect going forward.
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Interest rate increases by central banks have compounding effects and could exacerbate weaknesses in the global financial system, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard argued in a speech Friday.
September 30 -
In a policy proposal published Tuesday, Fed staffers called for supervisory changes to accommodate banks with commercial real estate loans still reeling from COVID.
September 28