Treasury Secretary Yellen Calls for Global Minimum Corporate Tax
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on April 5 that she is working with G20 countries to agree on a global minimum...
Treasury’s Yellen to Restart Hedge Fund Oversight Panel
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen introduced a three-pronged agenda on March 31 to address "ongoing threats to the nation's financial system."
ECB Increases Bond Purchases To Slow Down Surging Yields
The European Central Bank (ECB) has increased the weekly pace of its emergency bond purchasing program to its highest level in three...
Treasury Launches Program to Support Minority-Owned Financial Institutions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on March 4 in a press release that it is opening the application process for...
Fed Extends Its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility To June 30
The Federal Reserve Board announced on March 8 it will extend its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (PPPLF) by three months to...
Fed’s Powell: Economic ‘Reopening’ Could Lead to a Temporary Rise in Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on March 4 that he expects inflation to increase temporarily in response to a rise in...
Fed’s Wire Transfer System for Banks Experienced a Several Hour Outage
The Federal Reserve's system that allows banks to wire transfer money back and forth went down for several hours on Feb. 24....
10-Year Treasury Yield Dips after Recent Surge
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell slightly on March 1, trading below the high water mark from the week of Feb. 22's...
Federal Reserve Governor outlines Climate Change Combat Policies
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard outlined climate change combat policies before the 2021 Institute of International Finance U.S. Climate Finance Summit. Brainard...
Brex Files Application for Industrial Bank Charter with FDIC
Fintech Brex announced in a statement on Feb. 19 that it has submitted an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...



