Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced that the board would start unwinding its balance sheet in October. Chair Yellen also said that interest rates would not yet be increasing. Her…
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Panelists talked about how digital technologies have affected financial inclusion in the U.S. and abroad. A Brookings research analyst and associate fellow presented the data. Following…
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Jack Dorsey talked about digital commerce and financial services innovation. Mr. Dorsey is the co-founder and chair of Twitter and co-founder of the digital finance and mobile payment…
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Professor Peter James Hudson talked about his book, Bankers and Empire: How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean. This interview, part of Book TV’s College Series, was recorded on the campus…
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Mark Zandi talked about the arguments for and against raising the federal government’s borrowing limit, also known as the “debt ceiling,” and the possible impact on Wall Street of not increasing…
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Amy Goldstein talked about her book, Janesville: An American Story, about the devastation caused by the closing of a General Motors assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, during the so-called…
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered the central bank’s semiannual monetary policy report. This was her second day on the Hill. She said she’d like to see a three percent growth rate for the…
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report. She highlighted recent job growth and said she…
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The chairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) testified at a hearing on their agencies' respective fiscal year 2018 budget requests. SEC Chair…
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Wells Fargo v. Miami, which was consolidated with Bank of America v. Miami. The cases concern whether the city of Miami can sue the banks under the Fair Housing Act…
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced an increase in the short-term interest rate by a quarter-point. This marks the second rate hike by the Federal Reserve in 2017. In addition,…
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Michael Konczal talked about Republican efforts to overhaul the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law.
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House members debated H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, which would repeal and change significant portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law. Republicans argued that…
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Joseph Lawler talked about the Financial CHOICE Act, which would repeal and change significant portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law.
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House members debated a rule for H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, which would repeal and change significant portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law
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Sylvan Lane previewed the week ahead in Congress, including an update on the Financial CHOICE Act, which would repeal and change significant portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial…
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin provided a domestic fiscal policy update. He stressed that housing finance reform was a priority for the Trump administration. He also told committee members he…
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Panelists talked about the regulatory and legislative landscape for the financial sector. The forum was part of an all-day conference of the Institute of International Finance.
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Margaret Talev talked about an interview President Trump gave to Bloomberg on his approach to Wall Street regulation. Topics included the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law and…
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House Financial Services Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) talked about his plan to replace the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law.
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