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BRIEFLY: Clarida resignation will leave three seats open on Fed Board; Powell testifies for a second term as chair

(Jan. 14, 2022) There will soon be three vacancies on the governing board of the nation’s central bank, as the current vice chair resigned, effective today (Jan. 14). Citing only...

Nominations for Harper, Fed leaders, resubmitted

(Jan. 7, 2022) The nomination of Todd M. Harper to be reappointed chairman of the NCUA Board, for a six-year term to run through April 2027, was resubmitted by the...

Biden begins making his mark on Fed

(Nov. 24, 2021) Leadership at the Federal Reserve would be solidified at least through 2026 if President Joe Biden’s (D) nominations for chair and vice chair of the board, made...

Like cicadas, buzz about U.S. digital currency grows

(May 28, 2021) Discussion of digital currency and if (or when) the Federal Reserve will begin issuing its own version of the new money was ramped up over the last...

Fed sets up committees to address climate change

(March 26, 2021) Two new Federal Reserve committees will focus on the impact of climate change on financial stability, Fed Board Gov. Lael Brainard said this week, as the agency...