Katanga Johnson
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U.S. SEC Targets Its Own Staff’s Texting, Nixes WhatsApp On Work Phones
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has blocked third-party messaging apps and texts from employees’ work mobile phones, bringing its own practices closer to the standards it’s enforcing for the industry.
- Wednesday April 17, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson, Lydia Beyoud, Dawn Lim
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Banks Must Do More On Counterparty Risks, Fed’s Barr Says
Wall Street lenders must do more to spot risks from firms they do business with as the Federal Reserve steps up oversight of counterparty risks, according to the central bank’s vice chair for supervision.
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson
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Fed’s Barr Says Regulators Are Eyeing Commercial Real Estate Risk
US regulators are “closely focused” on risks in commercial real estate loans, and have stepped up downgrades of lenders’ supervisory ratings amid new strains on their finances, according to the Federal Reserve’s chief bank watchdog.
- Friday February 16, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson
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Fed’s Barr Says He Supports Powell’s Careful Approach To Rate Cuts
Powell has said the Fed needs more confidence that inflation is on track to return to their target.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Craig Torres, Katanga Johnson
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Fed Raises Rate On Emergency Loan Program To Stop Arbitrage
The Fed’s Bank Term Funding Program will not be extended beyond its March 11 deadline, top officials had signaled earlier this month.
- Thursday January 25, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson, Alexandra Harris
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Fed Raises Rate On Emergency Loan Program To Stop Arbitrage
The Fed’s Bank Term Funding Program will not be extended beyond its March 11 deadline, top officials had signaled earlier this month.
- Thursday January 25, 2024
- Author: Katanga Johnson, Alexandra Harris
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U.S. Fed’s Bank Capital Plan Needs Substantive Changes, Michelle Bowman Says
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said the central bank’s controversial proposal to boost bank capital needs “substantive changes” and the Fed should seek comment on any revised plan, a move that would delay its finalization.
- Wednesday January 17, 2024
- Author: Craig Torres, Katanga Johnson
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Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management Arm Draws Fed Scrutiny
The Fed has been pressing the firm to improve its processes to prevent wealthy international clients from laundering money.
- Thursday November 9, 2023
- Author: Sridhar Natarajan, Katanga Johnson
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Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management Arm Draws Fed Scrutiny
The Fed has been pressing the firm to improve its processes to prevent wealthy international clients from laundering money.
- Thursday November 9, 2023
- Author: Sridhar Natarajan, Katanga Johnson
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U.S. Lays Path For More Financial Giants To Get Fed Oversight
The US government is laying out a pathway for placing firms other than banks under strict Federal Reserve oversight, a major regulatory threat to hedge funds and investment companies.
- Saturday November 4, 2023
- Author: Viktoria Dendrinou, Katanga Johnson
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Central Bank Still Weighing U.S. Digital Dollar, Fed’s Barr Says
The Federal Reserve’s top bank watchdog said officials continue to study a potential digital dollar, and haven’t yet made a decision whether to recommend that the US central bank launch a virtual currency.
- Friday October 27, 2023
- Author: Katanga Johnson
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Central Bank Still Weighing U.S. Digital Dollar, Fed’s Barr Says
The Federal Reserve’s top bank watchdog said officials continue to study a potential digital dollar, and haven’t yet made a decision whether to recommend that the US central bank launch a virtual currency.
- Friday October 27, 2023
- Author: Katanga Johnson
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Central Bank Still Weighing U.S. Digital Dollar, Fed’s Barr Says
The Federal Reserve’s top bank watchdog said officials continue to study a potential digital dollar, and haven’t yet made a decision whether to recommend that the US central bank launch a virtual currency.
- Friday October 27, 2023
- Author: Katanga Johnson
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Fed Flags Concerns About Inflation Pressures And Office Market
A Federal Reserve report flagged concerns about the risks of persistent inflation, the potential for large losses in the US office market and funding pressures on some banks.
- Saturday October 21, 2023
- Author: Katanga Johnson
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Financial Titans Ready Fight Over ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Threat
Financial titans are preparing to do battle with the Biden administration over a plan to make it easier for Washington to deem companies too-big-to-fail, a tag that would spell greater oversight and fresh compliance headaches.
- Friday September 22, 2023
- Author: Katanga Johnson, Silla Brush, Austin Weinstein