The Fed Is Cutting Bank Oversight. Critics See Risks.

The regulator is cutting staff and easing oversight in ways that critics say might make supervisors less equipped to spot a crisis in advance, risking deeper damage to the economy.

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Fed Prepares Bank-Friendly Changes to Annual Stress Tests

The Federal Reserve Board is poised to start releasing in advance models it uses to test the biggest banks’ readiness to withstand economic shocks.

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The Rates Debate Dividing the Fed

Jerome Powell and some of the more dovish policymakers at the central bank are at odds over how to handle “challenging” inflation and unemployment.

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Powell Faces Challenges From Within the Fed, Too

The central bank is expected to reduce interest rates on Wednesday. But there could be a internal debate about the size of a cut , and how many more to make.

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Weak Jobs Report Raises Chances of a September Interest Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market fragility.

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Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure

The central bank kept interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting, despite badgering from President Trump. It has “made no decisions” on cutting rates at its next meeting, the Fed chair said.

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See How Often Two Fed Governors Have Dissented on a Rate Change Vote

Two top Fed officials voted against the central bank’s decision to leave rates unchanged, the first dual dissent in more than 30 years.

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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting despite badgering from President Trump to lower borrowing costs.

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Powell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat on Rate Cuts

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is facing relentless attacks from the president, a lively campaign to replace him and divisions in his own ranks over when to cut interest rates.

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Fed Minutes Underscore Divisions Over Pace of Interest Rate Cuts

The U.S. central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June was unanimously supported, but officials were starting to splinter over the path forward.

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