One major concern for bankers is the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate outlook, surpassing credit concerns and regulatory uncertainty. It would be wise to heed Chairman Jerome Powell’s advice and accept the reality of higher interest rates for an extended period, especially as stubborn inflation has persisted.

Several lawmakers are urging Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg to step down following a scathing report on the ills of the agency he sits leads.

A trio of U.S. financial regulators have resumed work on a long-delayed rule-writing project to make executive compensation plans at financial firms more sensitive to risk.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) has proposed formal corporate governance and risk management standards for banks with assets…

Now that inflation has proven to be sticky and the economy has remained strong, The CME FedWatch tool points to only two rate reductions in 2024. The Fed’s target for the federal funds rate on interbank overnight bank loans is now 5.25% to 5.5%.

Barclays’s annual Equity Gilt Study dropped recently...What Anshul Pradhan and his co-authors want to talk about are US Treasury bonds and what they might mean for...well, everything.

As the Chinese accumulate more and more gold, they’re dumping U.S. Treasuries. That raises an important question: who is going to keep funding the federal government’s borrowing spree?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is selling about 300 branches as the lender shifts to digital offerings.

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Credit Suisse Analyst Zoltan Pozsar (who was first to break down Sergey Glazyev’s gram of gold for barrel(s) of oil strategy) to the Western World strikes again.

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Community banks are the lifeblood of the areas they operate in — serving as the economic engine powering small businesses and fostering a sense of localized prosperity...And for community banks, with these responsibilities comes a host of compliance demands and regulations that can be challenging for smaller institutions. Increasingly, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular, may be called upon to fill that gap.

Eight examples — from the triumphs of populism to failures of economics — show how analyzing past experience can improve your forecasting and decision-making.