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Fed’s Waller calls for consolidating regional bank operations

Key takeaway: Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said he wants to consolidate the corporate functions of the 12 regional banks under one structure and create a role to oversee them.  Expert quote: “Autonomy is a virtue, but not when it produces costly duplication that serves no one. We owe this to the American people we […]

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Warsh insists he wouldn’t do Trump’s bidding as Fed chair

Key insight: The fight over Federal Reserve independence has made confirming Warsh politically impossible, with one Republican senator blocking Kevin Warsh’s approval by the Senate Banking Committee.  Forward look: Should the Senate not confirm a Fed chairman, it’s unclear who will helm the central bank when outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires in mid-May. 

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