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10.07 / 12:09

cryptocurrency crypto news crypto regulation Swift Action Needed To Regulate Cryptos After Meltdown: Fed's Lael Brainard

Fed's Lael Brainard urges swift action on regulating cryptocurrencies

09.07 / 00:55

Stablecoin regulation Federal Reserve vice chair Fed vice chair Brainard urges faster crypto regulation, touts role for stablecoin

Regulate now or regret it later, United States Federal Reserve Board vice chairperson Lael Brainard told an audience at a Bank of England conference in London on Friday. Crypto has the same basic risks as tradition finance and needs “strong guardrails,” Brainard claimed, pointing to the recent downturn in market as proof.

08.07 / 17:07

Crypto Industry Should Face Tougher Regulations, Fed Vice Chairwoman Says

WASHINGTON—U.S. policy makers should extend investor protections and other financial rules to the cryptocurrency industry before the industry grows too large and begins to pose risks to the financial system, Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard said Friday.

20.06 / 05:25

Fed Jerome Powell International Powell: A US digital dollar could help maintain international primacy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday, weighing in with generally positive remarks on a hot-button topic at the central bank that has left policymakers divided. «A U.S. CBDC (central bank digital currency) could… potentially help maintain the dollar's international standing,» Powell said in introductory remarks to a research conference held by the central bank on the international roles of the dollar. The Fed has just finished a four-month public consultation period soliciting opinions on the idea of a digital dollar. Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard has emerged as a key supporter while Fed Governor Chris Waller has made the case against.

03.06 / 02:13

UPS NASDAQ DOW Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May's jobs report

Stock futures rose Thursday evening as investors focus their attention on more jobs data due out Friday morning.

02.06 / 18:17

ADP rate hikes vice chair Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says it's 'very hard to see the case' for the Fed pausing rate hikes

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Thursday that it's unlikely the central bank will be taking a break from its current rate-hiking cycle anytime soon.

30.05 / 16:09

Provident Digital Stable coins and CBDCs serve different use cases

Sometimes labelled as a crypto killer, central bank digital currencies could actually complement not compete with stable coins, digital assets pegged to a fiat currency.

27.05 / 13:01

Provident Digital Digital Dollar Could Coexist With Stablecoins, Fed Vice Chairwoman Says

WASHINGTON—A U.S. central bank digital currency could one day provide consumers with a level of safety amid a proliferation of privately-issued digital assets such as stablecoins, Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard told House lawmakers Thursday.

26.05 / 23:39

Blockchain CBDC Adoption regulation Future committee Brainard tells House committee about potential role of CBDC, future of stablecoins

United States Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard submitted a written statement in advance to the Financial Services Committee's virtual hearing, "On the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)," that took place Thursday. That was a sound strategic move, considering that more than 25 legislators lined up to ask questions.

26.05 / 17:11

Provident Digital lawmakers vice chair Fed vice chair set to tell lawmakers a US central bank digital currency could coexist with stablecoins

WASHINGTON — A US central bank digital currency could one day coexist with and even complement so-called stablecoins, Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard plans to tell House lawmakers on 26 May.

26.05 / 13:29

Digital Currency Currency Fed's Brainard sees case for central bank digital currency

version of the U.S. dollar could help ensure financial system stability as crypo-assets and digital currencies developed by other countries become increasingly popular, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said on Wednesday. «As we assess the future digital financial system, it is prudent to consider how to preserve ready public access to safe central bank money, perhaps through the digital analogue of the Federal Reserve's issuance of physical currency,» Brainard said in testimony released in advance of her appearance on the issue before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Thursday. «We recognize there are risks of not acting, just as there are risks of acting,» she said.

24.05 / 13:05

Reserve Federal Reserve Leadership Is Formally Sworn In

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was formally sworn in on Monday to a second, four-year term leading the central bank, and governor Lael Brainard took the oath of office to become the Fed’s vice chairwoman.

13.05 / 00:07

Government regulation Federal Reserve US Senate confirms Jerome Powell for another four years as Fed chair

The United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jerome Powell as the chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System until 2026.

27.04 / 00:11

Government Federal Reserve vice chair US Senate confirms Lael Brainard as Fed vice chair

After weeks of delays due, in part, to partisan obstructionism, the United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve's board of governors, as the next vice chair of the central bank.

26.04 / 18:09

Senate Expected to Confirm Brainard as Federal Reserve’s Vice Chairwoman

Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard is poised to win confirmation as the central bank’s vice chairwoman after clearing a procedural Senate hurdle with bipartisan support on Monday evening.

25.04 / 22:57

UPS Senate Tees Up Votes on Biden’s Fed Nominees

The Senate is set to take up consideration of President Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve this week, beginning with a procedural vote Monday on the confirmation of governor Lael Brainard to serve as the central bank’s vice chairwoman.

12.04 / 12:53

Fed’s Brainard to Take Questions on Inflation, Job Market, Interest Rates

Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard is set to take questions Tuesday on the U.S. economic outlook and its implications for the labor market, inflation and central-bank policies.

06.04 / 21:33

Provident Target Fighting Fed officials plan to shrink the balance sheet by $95 billion a month, meeting minutes indicate

Federal Reserve officials discussed how they want to reduce their trillions in bond holdings at their March meeting, with a consensus amount around $95 billion, minutes released Wednesday showed.

06.04 / 17:39

markets Central Bank Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Bitcoin slides below $44K in April first as trader warns 'something is off' with BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its downturn into Wednesday's Wall Street open with its first test of $44,000 since the start of April.

06.04 / 01:41

NASDAQ DOW Stock futures inch higher ahead of Fed minutes release

Stock futures inched higher in overnight trading Tuesday as investors await the latest insights into the Federal Reserve's policy tightening.

05.04 / 23:41

DOW Action Assurant Key people from the Fed just spooked the markets — here's what they said

If there was any question about where the Federal Reserve stands on the key issue of the day — inflation — two important officials brought even more clarity on Tuesday.

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