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Senators question Goldman Sachs on its role in Trump banking policy

February 11, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

In a letter to CEO Lloyd Blankfein dated Feb. 9 and made public on Friday, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin asked for details on “lobbying” activities in the bank related to review of the Dodd-Frank Act and the Obama-era fiduciary rule on financial advice. Blankfein

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Top Federal Reserve official resigns as bank deregulation looms

February 11, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

By Jason Lange and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Board's top bank regulator said on Friday he would resign, giving a boost to President Donald Trump's plans to ease reforms put in place after the 2007-09 financial crisis. Daniel Tarullo, a strong regulator who…

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Fed looks unlikely to hike next week after Brainard warning

September 13, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The Federal Reserve should avoid removing support for the U.S. economy too quickly, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said on Monday in comments that solidified the view the central bank would leave interest rates unchanged next week. Brainard said she wanted to see a stronger trend in U.S. consumer spending and evidence of rising inflation before the Fed raises rates, and…

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Viacom says CEO Dauman to resign post immediately; Dooley steps in

August 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Viacom Inc said on Saturday that Chief Executive Philippe Dauman will resign immediately, marking a victory for the family of controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone in the battle for the $40 billion media empire. The settlement with Dauman also ends the legal fight between members of the Viacom board and Redstone's National Amusements Inc, the privately held company that holds 80 …

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BOJ’s Kuroda says won’t rule out deepening negative rate cut-Sankei

August 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The Bank of Japan will not rule out deepening a cut to negative rates it introduced in February, the Sankei newspaper quoted Governor Haruhiko Kuroda as saying, even as the controversial policy has failed to spur inflation or economic growth. In an interview with the daily, Kuroda said the BOJ's negative rate policy has not reached its limits. “The degree of negative rates introduced by European central banks is bigger than Japan.

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Oil tests out $50 a barrel as supply concerns resurface

May 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Oil prices tested the $50-per-barrel mark on Thursday as production outages brought a faster-than-expected recovery to an oversupplied market many thought will stay depressed through the year. While a crude glut could grow in coming months if demand stalls, wildfires in Canada's oil sands, unrest in the Nigerian and Libyan energy sectors, and …

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Cartel or talking shop? OPEC awaits Saudi ruling

May 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – For those seeking guidance on Saudi Arabia's thinking regarding the future of OPEC, the last few weeks' agenda of the new Saudi energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, might offer a few clues. Unlike his predecessor Ali al-Naimi, Falih may not have much time for OPEC. For oil-price hawks such

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U.S. Virgin Islands sues Takata, Honda over airbags

May 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The U.S. territory joins Hawaii, which earlier this month sued Takata and Honda, the largest user of recalled Takata air bags linked to 13 deaths and more than 100 injuries. The Virgin Islands suit, seeking

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Fed’s Powell says interest rates could rise ‘fairly soon’

May 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

A U.S. rate hike may come “fairly soon” if data confirm the economy is continuing to grow and labor markets are still tightening, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell said on Thursday in remarks that may help tee up higher rates as soon as mid-June. Powell said the economy remains on a “solid footing” and that he views ongoing job growth and evidence of rising wages as being more important than recent weakness in consumer spending and business investment. “There are good reasons to think that underlying…

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Creditors of Puerto Rico government bank revive lawsuit over debt moratorium

May 22, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

By Nick Brown SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Hedge funds who own debt at Puerto Rico's Government Development Bank are accusing the bank and the island's governor of giving preferential treatment to local creditors under a law designed to restructure GDB's debt, signaling a breakdown in a tentative restructuring deal the sides reached earlier this month. A bondholder group that includes hedge funds Brigade, Claren Road and Fir Tree updated an existing lawsuit against the bank and Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla late Friday…

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