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The change in US Treasury leadership could change the department's attitude towards cash held at the Federal Reserve, with strategists warning that the move could affect the US bond market. Bank of America and Wrightson ICAP LLC, among others, said the Treasury could reduce the amount of money held in Fed accounts as the cash balance - the cushion that ensures the US can pay its bills - shrinks. This would allow the government to issue fewer short-term bonds and further...
Howard Lutnik, Mr. Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, detailed his finances, according to documents released by the Office of Federal Government Ethics. Howard Lutnik, Mr. Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, said he would sell his stakes in companies including GE Healthcare, GE Vernova, GE Aerospace and Nasdaq once his nomination was confirmed.
President Trump: The Federal Reserve is expected to listen to my views on interest rates, and I will consider communicating with Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell on interest rates.
Although the Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement may not change much, Powell's press conference will set the tone for the coming months
The White House said Travis Hill serves as acting chairperson of the board of directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
On January 20, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was accused of omitting multiple cryptocurrency-related "suspension letters" sent to banks in a Coinbase-backed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. History Associates noted in a January 17 report filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., that the FDIC "may have missed other suspension letters" and plans to update the lawsuit based on this. There have been public reports that the FDIC "systematically obstructed FOIA requests...
The lobbyists who have long roamed Congress and federal agencies are taking aim at a new target: a shadowy federal department controlled by Musk. The program, led by Musk, is called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and is designed to advise President-elect Trump on spending cuts and regulatory reform. So far, its members have organized and coordinated in secret meetings several blocks away from the White House. Companies and industry groups have begun organizing and coordinating.....
US FTC (FTC) announced that Cognosphere, a subsidiary of Mihayou and the overseas publisher of "Original God", has agreed to pay $20 million to reach a settlement. In addition to the $20 million fine, Cognosphere's "Cognosphere Pte. Ltd" and "Cognosphere LLC" have also received a number of injunctions, according to a summary of the case released by the US FTC, including: Prohibition of offering only virtual currency purchases when selling unboxing gameplay, and must disclose the probability of w...
The US FTC (FTC) has released a study on partnerships between big tech companies and the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The FTC examined the partnerships between big tech companies and AI companies, and the report said the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership raised antitrust concerns. The FTC has already questioned major tech AI investments in 2024.
The US FTC (FTC) has released a study of partnerships between big tech companies and the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The FTC examined partnerships between big tech companies and AI companies, and the report said the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership heightened antitrust concerns. The FTC has already questioned major tech AI investments in 2024.
Cleveland Fed President Mark Hammarck dissented at the third Fed meeting, where she only participated in decision-making. She opposed the idea that interest rates had to be cut due to market expectations at the time, and said her objection was supported by Powell and other colleagues. Click to view > >
The Stuttgart Digital Exchange says Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority has granted it a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the MiCA regulation, which comes into effect at the end of 2024. It is the first German company to be granted a license that allows it to operate throughout the European Union.
Barclays is now predicting that the Fed's quantitative tightening will end in September rather than March, citing the absence of any mention of balance sheet reduction in meeting notes issued last month. The Fed's decision to halt balance sheet reduction is likely to depend more on the ratio of reserves to bank assets than on a specific date, Barclays strategist Joseph Abate wrote in a note. Barclays assumes the Fed wants to reduce reserves to about 12 per cent of assets, a threshold that could ...
A U.S. federal judge has sentenced HDR Global Trading Limited, also known as the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, to two years of non-supervised probation and a $100 million fine. On January 15, at a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge John Koeltl ruled against BitMEX. About six months ago, the cryptocurrency exchange admitted to violating the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
US economic activity grew at a "moderate to moderate" pace in late November and December, driven by strong holiday sales, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts. Employment overall edged up, with half of the 12 Fed jurisdictions reporting hiring increases, the report showed.
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