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Marks (and sizes and colours) of distinction
Many central banks make an effort to make cash accessible to blind and partially sighted users
Fed spurns Custodia a second time
Central bank again denies membership application from Wyoming crypto firm
Fed, FDIC, and OCC warn banks over crypto deposits
Risks from crypto firm deposits are correlated, heightened and unpredictable, Fed says
How US demographics complicate the Fed’s job
Ageing population and pandemic legacy are confounding economists’ predictions
Stability under the 2% inflation standard is a chimera
An inflexible standard of value that lets the market decide how much money to produce would be superior, write Brendan Brown and Robert Pringle
Who will replace Brainard at the Federal Reserve Board?
Another empty chair leaves another difficult choice for Joe Biden
Fed officials say rates may have to rise despite CPI fall
Harker, Bowman, Williams and Logan sound hawkish notes in speeches
US CPI inflation sees minor fall
Shelter costs were the largest contributor to inflation for the second month in a row
Biden to name Brainard to White House post this week – reports
Fed vice-chair would become leading economic adviser
Bitcoin price does not respond to market signals – paper
Researchers find cryptocurrency value “orthogonal” to most economic indicators
Crypto ‘mixer’ regulation could be simple – Fed research
Counterparties could be obliged to follow similar rules as for cash
Dallas Fed research casts doubt on ‘soft landing’
US Fed chair Jerome Powell sees US worker shortages as “more structural than cyclical”
People: New York Fed appoints new Soma manager
Fed names new FOMC secretary; ECB IT head is leaving; new COO at Irish central bank
Lawmakers join pushback over SEC dealer rule
Bipartisan letter to Treasury says proposal would damage market liquidity
Fed slows tightening cycle again with 25bp rate rise
More rate hikes likely as Powell expresses concern over expectations “getting unanchored”
Credit constraints have small impact on housing market – paper
RBA economist revisits the effects of down payments on housing prices
Fed moves to ban state banks from holding crypto as principal
Supervisors outline plan for “level playing field” between state and national banks
Ransomware threat on the rise, says Boston Fed IT chief
Automation and AI could boost response times and ease staffing pressures
Fed deals double blow to crypto bank
Wyoming-based Custodia turned down for Fed membership and master account
Lael Brainard may take White House post
Biden could ask Federal Reserve vice-chair to lead economic council, reports say
Some US banks “too big to manage”, OCC head warns
Acting comptroller Michael Hsu says agency may clarify regulation to improve governance
Mark-ups made up more than 50% of US inflation – Kansas City Fed
Rise in mark-ups may point to opportunistic pricing by firms
Federal Reserve saw fall in profits in 2022
Central bank remitted $76 billion to US Treasury, but has been in red since September
The always imminent demise of the global dollar
Creating effective alternatives will remain long and arduous despite China’s development of Cips, the mCBDC bridge and any oil-price redenomination, writes Barry Eichengreen