Michael Barr
Fed stress-testing operational readiness of discount window
Experts say consultation on improved ops should be accompanied by focus on willingness to borrow
Fed’s new liquidity rule spells more pain for US regional banks
Limit on HTM assets follows move to deduct unrealised losses from capital buffers
Banks should account for Fed facilities in stress tests – Barr
Vice-chair says doing so would help alleviate stigma over using discount window
Experts split on impact of Fed’s new Basel III proposal
Economists divided over financial stability ramifications of vice-chair’s new capital ratios plan
Running the numbers on Barr’s Basel III endgame revisions
Fed vice-chair’s plan to ease capital requirements for big banks still lacks critical details
Endgame manoeuvre: US banks put SLR reform back in spotlight
Plan to ease Basel III brings renewed focus to impact of leverage ratio on US Treasury market
Fed’s vice-chair unveils watered-down capital requirements
Barr proposes reducing rise for largest banks from 19% to 9%
US regulators issue new climate guidance, despite opposition
Governors Waller and Bowman voice strong disapproval
Fed watchdog says supervisors could have stopped Silvergate
Failed California bank should have required permission for switch into cryptocurrency
Fed leaders split on whether further rate rise is needed
Leaders agree a soft landing is possible but not certain
Fed leadership divided on proposed capital rules
Powell warns rules could push activity into shadow banking
Largest US banks pass the Fed’s stress test
Scenario saw banks continue lending despite losses three times greater than those of 2008 crisis
Fed’s Bowman questions Barr’s bank failures report
Governor says supervision is preferable to higher capital requirements
Barr to review bank oversight, promising nimbler supervision
Fed vice-chair suggests “reverse stress tests” to measure what would break banks
Rule-setters need to heed their own advice
The US risks a reputation for failing to meet standards to which it holds others