Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides billions in grants for state and local governments. The challenge now is how quickly and effectively they can spend it amid an inflation–fueled rising–rate environment.
November 14 -
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters joined her Republican counterpart on the panel saying FTX's unwinding hastens the need for legislation that outlines crypto regulation.
November 10 -
Cannabis, health care, energy, technology and other equities could swing immediately after the Congressional elections, depending on the outcome.
November 8 -
The Treasury and State departments have quietly urged banking giants including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup to keep doing business with certain strategic Russian firms, according to people familiar with the situation. Some lawmakers have questioned whether these arrangements are sanctions loopholes.
November 7 -
A growing number of economists and lawmakers think the Fed has gone too far in its battle against inflation. Powell is worried it hasn't gone far enough.
November 2 -
There's not much wiggle room for further reductions, especially in an uncertain economy.
October 28 -
An industry group contends that the commission is overestimating RIAs' control over outsourced services.
October 26 -
The mortgage market is reeling from the central bank's strategy of raising rates and reducing its holdings of mortgage-backed securities. Lenders face the worst headwinds in more than a decade.
October 24 -
JPMorgan Chase has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy, less than a month after CEO Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."
October 19 -
The sustainable investing industry sees state policies as the biggest threat to investing that's meant to further environmental, social and governance goals.
October 18