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Here's How Much Central Banks Around the World Are Raising Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at lectern
Senators Call for Independent Oversight of Fed
U.S. Treasury Janet Yellen speaks at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit on March 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Yellen: Government Willing to Back Deposits at Small and Mid-Sized Banks
A security guard at Silicon Valley Bank monitors a line of people outside the office on March 13, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Days after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, customers are lining up to try and retrieve their funds from the failed bank. The Silicon Valley Bank failure is the second largest in U.S. history.
What's Next For Bank Regulations?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. Powell spoke on the state of the U.S. economy and suggested that interest rates will need to stay higher for longer than expected in order to curb inflation.
Will the Banking Crisis Force Fed to Pause Interest Rate Hikes?
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with reporters before departing from the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One on March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC.
What Biden's ESG Bill Veto Means For Your Retirement
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Biden Asks Congress to Go After Failed Bank Executives Who Cashed Out
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra
Consumer Watchdog Wants to Know Who's Watching Your Internet Behavior
Christine Lagarde ECB Press Conference
European Central Bank (ECB) Hikes Rates Despite Financial Sector Turmoil
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Credit Suisse Shares Up After Borrowing $54 Billion From Swiss National Bank
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Swiss Authorities Pledge to Support Credit Suisse
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Drugmakers May Face Inflation Fines
President Joe Biden speaks about banking regulations
Biden Highlights Dodd-Frank Repeal in Calls for Stiffer Bank Regulations
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the press conference.
Biden Awaits Republican Counter-Proposal On Budget
President Joe Biden addresses the International Association of Fire Fighters' legislative conference at the Hyatt Capitol Hill on March 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. The first sitting president to address the IAFF's DC gathering, Biden was endorsed by the fire fighters for his 2020 run for the White House after the union did not endorsing a candidate in 2016.
Biden Budget Calls For New Benefits For Families, Funded By Taxes On The Wealthy
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.
Biden’s Budget Proposal: Five Things To Expect
The U.S. Capitol Building dome is seen from the Cannon House Office Building January 19, 2023 in Washington, DC.
‘Cataclysmic’ Debt Ceiling Breach Could Cost 7 Million Jobs, Moody’s Estimates
A sign is posted in front of SoFi Technologies headquarters on Feb. 22, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
Student Loan Refinancer Sues to End Payment Pause
 Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Powell testified on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress during the hearing.
Fed's Powell To Tell Congress: Expect More Rate Hikes
How to Maximize Your Retirement Accounts
Biden Official Touts ESG Rule on Retirements As Congress Pushes Back
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Lawyers and Justices Spar Over Student Loan Forgiveness in Supreme Court
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Student Loan Forgiveness Is Headed to the Supreme Court. Here’s What To Expect
United States Supreme Court (front row L-R) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (back row L-R) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Here Are the Players in the Supreme Court’s Student Loan Case
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What If the Supreme Court Upholds Student Loan Forgiveness?
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Biden Administration Lowers Premiums on FHA-Insured Mortgages
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What Would Happen If the Supreme Court Blocks Student Loan Forgiveness?
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Supreme Court Justices Appear Reluctant to Remove Internet Company Protections
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to the West Wing after returning to the White House on January 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden had traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, to talk about how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's funds are slated to help replace the 150-year-old Baltimore to Potomac Tunnel.
Timeline: How Student Loan Forgiveness Reached Its Turning Point
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Growing Social Security Costs Will Help Fuel $18.8 Trillion In Deficits By 2033
SEC Chair Gary Gensler
SEC Shortens Settlement Cycle in Response to Meme Stock Frenzy
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Biden Names Fed Vice Chair Brainard to Lead Economic Policy Team
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on developing infrastructure jobs in the East Room of the White House on November 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden highlighted his administration's efforts to train Americans for jobs in broadband, construction, and manufacturing following the passages of the Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.
Government Sets May 31 Launch Date For $10 Billion Clean Energy Tax Credit
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Dropping Citigroup from Muni-Bond Deal Deepens Texas' Two-Step on ESG
Close-up of logo on MoneyGram money transfer kiosk in a retail setting, San Ramon, California, March 26, 2019.
Almost 40,000 Who Paid Scammers via MoneyGram Will Get Refunds
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What Does the End of Special COVID Measures Mean for You?
FTC Chair Lina Khan testifying before the Senate
FTC Proposes Ban on Non-Compete Clauses for Workers
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell waits to testify at a Senate Banking and Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2019.
Fed's Powell Speaks Out on Central Bank's Mission, Role in Climate Change
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) listens to President Joe Biden during a hybrid meeting with corporate chief executives and members of his cabinet to discuss the looming federal debt limit in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Each of the meeting participants spoke in dire terms about the negative national and global economic reaction to Congress failing to raise the limit and the U.S. defaulting on its debt.
Yellen Warns Debt Limit Will Be Reached Soon
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Republican Senators Ask Supreme Court To Kill Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol House Chamber on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. In his first State of the Union address, Biden spoke on his administration’s efforts to lead a global response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, work to curb inflation, and bring the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden to Seek New Taxes on Billionaires, Share Buybacks in Annual Address
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra (2nd L) delivers brief remarks during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (3rd L) and other members of the White House Competition Council, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (L) and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in the East Room on Feb. 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Biden Targets Excessive Credit Card Late Fees
Chairman Jerome Powell Holds A Press Conference At The Federal Reserve
Fed Downshifts Inflation Fight With Quarter-Point Rate Hike
Members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Christopher Waller, Miki Bowman, Chair Jerome Powell, Vice Chair Lael Brainard, Philip Jefferson and Lisa Cook pose for a group photo.
Fed Officials Stay on Message as Policy Meeting Nears
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen walking out of a room.
Yellen Says Debt Limit Reached, Taking Extraordinary Action
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No Wavering on Inflation Fight by Fed Officials
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Government Approves Student Loan Forgiveness For 16 Million
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Fed Confirms Inflation Remains Bigger Priority Than Employment
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EU to Cap Natural Gas Prices in Blow to Russia, Energy Traders
A worker (C) tells people that the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters is closed on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
US Unveils 'Decisive' Action on SVB, Says All Depositors to Have Access to Deposits
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Fed Downsizes Latest Rate Hike, Remains Hawkish on 2023
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US Scores $4 Billion Windfall on Oil Reserve Sales
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U.S. Officials Celebrate Milestone in Fusion, Source of Abundant Clean Energy
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China's COVID Policy Swayed by Foxconn Letter
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OPEC+ Keeps Production Cuts as EU Bans Russian Oil
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Florida Pulls $2 Billion From BlackRock Over Objections to Sustainable Investing
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Austan Goolsbee To Be Next Chicago Fed President
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New York, Singapore Dethrone Tel Aviv as World's Most Expensive Cities
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell waits to testify at a Senate Banking and Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2019.
Markets Surge as Fed Chair Suggests 'Moderating' Rate Hikes
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Congress Vows to Intervene to Avert Rail Strike
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Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Pause