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Lael Brainard may take White House post
Biden could ask Federal Reserve vice-chair to lead economic council, reports say
Summers: digital yuan unlikely to threaten US dollar
Traceability of Chinese CBDC amid “financial thunderbolts” from Beijing may limit appeal, says former top US economics policy-maker
Trump nominee Shelton moving closer to Senate vote
Observers say Murkowski’s statement removes one potential barrier to Shelton being approved
CFTC report calls for US regulators to take urgent climate action
US should join NGFS, impose carbon price and mandate firms to disclose green risks, report says
El-Erian on Covid-19 policy risks, ‘zombie’ markets and central bank capture
Former Pimco chief says Fed move into high yield is a step too far, new rules needed on leverage and false liquidity, and narrow window emerges for central banks to shed some of their policy load
Trump is weakening US regulatory reforms, Yellen warns
“Worrisome reversals of legislation” under new president, says former Fed chair
US senators chase regulators on Treasury market reform
Crapo and Warner push regulators to ensure reforms to improve transparency are still in the pipeline; gaps in data remain a concern
Stanley Fischer announces October resignation from Fed
Vice-chair to step down in October “for personal reasons”, eight months before scheduled
Head of Securities and Exchange Commission to step down in January
Mary Jo White says the agency has brought about “fundamental reforms”; the future direction of US financial regulation is unclear following divergent statements from Trump
Senate committee chair urged to clear backlog of nominees
Nominees to Federal Reserve board of governors among those waiting to learn fate; delay reportedly stems from disagreement over another key Fed post
Obama nominates Michigan professor to Fed board of governors
Obama picks Kathryn Dominguez, a top academic from the University of Michigan, to fill the second of two vacancies on the board of governors
Obama to nominate community banker to Fed board of governors
Move follows bipartisan criticism against the prevalence of academics in the US central bank's top ranks; Fed announces new head of monetary affairs
Janet Yellen set for nomination as Fed chair
US President Barack Obama expected to nominate Janet Yellen as Ben Bernanke’s successor; would be first female appointment to top job
US thrashes out partial solution to fiscal cliff
US government reaches agreement that postpones and reduces fiscal cliff; measures unlikely to have significant impact on Fed policy, some observers say
FDIC name new leadership
President Obama names acting-chairman Martin Gruenberg as the new FDIC head and ex-Kansas City Fed president Thomas Hoenig as his number two
Lagarde implores next US president to act fast on ‘fiscal cliff’
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has challenged the next US president to urgently address Washington’s ‘policy uncertainty’ irrespective of who wins
US Senate confirms new Federal Reserve Board members
Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell secure bipartisan support from members of Congress to be confirmed for positions on Federal Reserve Board
Sigtarp appoints special inspector general
Christy Romero appointed after approval from President and Senate
Obama nominates two new members to Fed board
Former undersecretary of the Treasury Jerome Powell and Harvard economist Jeremy Stein put forward to fill vacant seats on Federal Reserve Board of Governors; need Senate backing
Two economists mooted for seat on Fed board
Jeremy Stein and Richard Clarida are being considered for terms on the Federal Reserve board of governors in a bipartisan effort from US lawmakers, writes Blair Baker
Iran says US sanctions on central bank are ‘unfounded’
Central Bank of Iran governor Mahmoud Bahmani denies US will impose sanctions on central bank; says measures would be “unfair”