Donald Trump
Trump and Powell’s war of words escalates
Fed chair slams tariffs, while president says Powell’s departure “cannot come fast enough”
Bowman won’t commit to stress-testing tariff shock
Nominated Fed vice-chair stonewalls calls to run ad hoc scenario similar to 2020 Covid test
Fed’s Bowman to ‘prioritise’ SLR exemption for US Treasuries
Reinstating Covid-era relief is a ‘no brainer’, dealers say, as bond markets reel from tariff chaos
New Zealand makes rate cut in response to tariffs
RBNZ eases policy by 25bp and points to trade war’s downside risks to growth
Current and former Fed officials lambast Trump tariffs
Bloom Raskin says central bank is now “last bulwark” against measures’ inflationary impact
‘Declaring war on the world economy’: economists react to Trump tariffs
Early estimates point to stagflation in US, as tariffs hit highest level since early 20th century
Do Trump/Doge materially threaten the Federal Reserve?
Experts weigh in on the danger levels for the US central bank, including whether it is overstaffed
Nabiullina: still Putin’s most effective general
Even Russia’s enemies say its central bank governor has played a bad hand well. But for how much longer?
Fed independence is under threat
US central bank faces increasing pressure although monetary policy autonomy looks safe for now
Gould stands by OCC decision to end reputation risk exams
Comptroller nominee also blames SVB failure on poor supervision, not tailoring rule
Buch: geopolitical risk is ‘our new business as usual’
ECB supervision chief tells EU parliament there is no trade-off between growth and effective supervision
Bowman’s ascent sparks office intrigue at the Fed
Trump’s vice-chair for supervision pick is said to have a prickly relationship with Powell
Can Bessent lower 10-year yields? Investors have their doubts
Unconventional tools won’t sway bond markets, say buy-siders, with yields as likely to go higher as lower
Effects of ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ are ‘highly speculative’ – BdF deputy
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré casts doubt on proposed collaboration to deliberately devalue dollar
FOMC holds rates amid uncertainty and stagflation risks
Fed chair Jay Powell says inertia also a factor as committee opts for caution
Bank of Russia to allow wealthy investors to trade crypto
Bank says proposal follows direct instructions from Putin, but reiterates risks
‘Trump slump’ hedges rise on rate cut fears
One dealer notes five-fold increase in number of clients hedging against possibility of faster easing
Fintech Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Benchmarks shed light on research priorities, progress with CBDC and use of cloud
Do central bank governors make good prime ministers?
Mark Carney is the latest to make the leap, but the record elsewhere has been mixed
‘No strategy’ in US tariffs, says Mexican economist
Measures ignore “triangular” trade relationship between US, China and Mexico
Trump 2.0 piles pressure on reserve managers
Speakers at Central Banking Spring Meetings discuss positioning, interventions and impact of lost aid