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The article provides updates on the conflict between U.S. President Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve as of August 13, 2019. Topics mentioned include the decision of the Federal Reserve to restart quantitative easing, the response of Trump to the Fed's decision, and the political legitimacy of the central bank.

The article views that the U.S. Federal Reserve is insolvent on a mark-to-market basis. Issues addressed are the Federal Reserve's losses on its portfolio of long-term mortgage securities and bonds, market value loss on its quantitative easing (QE) investments, interest to be paid on deposits if on holds 30-year mortgages with low fixed rates to maturity, and the credibility of and confidence in the Federal Reserve.

The article explores how the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected shrinking its 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars-asset balance sheet in the later part of 2017, could halt deposit growth and disrupt parts of the banking business. Topics covered include the link of core banking with the Fed's historic, crisis-era quantitative easing program, the impact of the balance sheet unwinding on the banks' liquidity and deposit levels, and a number of ways that the affected banks should take to be able to survive.

The article analyzes the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve in the effort to boost the economy. It highlights the move by the agency to extend the use of quantitative easing and low interest rates. Some liquidity-strengthening options are suggested, including contingent liquidity facility and liquidity support to longer-term business loans. Also discussed is the agency's loan guarantee program for banks.

The article emphasizes the need to end job vacancies on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Topics discussed are the consequences of a shorthand Federal Reserve Board including delay in tackling quantitative easing policy, monetary policy and regulation of non-bank systematically important financial institutions (SIFI), difficulty to operate, as well as the economic risk of a dysfunctional U.S. political system.

This section offers news briefs on the U.S. banking sector as of September 2015. Swiss regulator Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO) is conducting investigations of banks including UBS, Deutsche Bank and Mitsui on alleged manipulation of trading prices of precious metals. Options for central banks in case of a recession include quantitative easing, crypto money and helicopter money. Reports cited that the 2012 housing mortgage settlement is being violated by big banks.

The article explains the dangers in the Zero Rate Policy and quantitative easing (QE) of the U.S. federal government. Topics covered include the negative effect of low interest rates such as decrease in returns on earning assets of banks, lack of support for growth of jobs and creation of credit. Also mentioned are decease in private sector investments and increase in asset prices that would require an end to financial repression for the restoration of a balanced global monetary policy.

This section offers global banking news briefs as of January 2015. A quantitative-easing (QE) program is being planned by the European Central Bank while some European Union (EU) countries are resisting the plan. Banks in the Gulf Coast region as well as Oklahoma and Texas are concerned about the impact of declining oil prices on their businesses. American Express is planning to fire 4,000 members of its workforce as confronted by higher expenses, tough competition and rising dollar.

The article discusses the relationship between U.S. Treasury debt and the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative easing policies. Topics include potential hyperinflation due to quantitative easing, concerns for the quantity of Treasury debt, increasing bank reserves and economic stimulation, and Treasury debt and government spending.

The article reports the claim by U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell in mid-November 2014 that the real or perceived financial market volatility will not affect the reserve's interest rate policy. Powell also examined the effects of the quantitative easing policy of the reserve, the ultra-low interest rates imposed to drive lending, and the high-risk loans taken by U.S. investment funds, mutual funds, and pension funds.

The article reports developments in the U.S. banking industry as of mid-November 2014, particularly on effects of the U.S. Treasury debt and the end of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program in the sector. It explains how the bond-buying works by increasing bank reserves, the study by University of Chicago professor John Cochrane on the subject, and the possible effects of the failure by the U.S. Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling.

The article focuses on U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell's comments on central bank policy in the U.S. in 2014, noting that interest rates would not be impacted by market volatility. Topics include the Federal Reserve's plans to end its third round of quantitative easing (QE3) in 2014 and government regulation in the U.S.

The article focuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve's long-term Treasury debt, which includes mortgage-backed securities from the mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Topics include the U.S. Federal Reserve's plans to end its third round of quantitative purchasing (QE3), the threat of price inflation, and central bank policy in the U.S. in 2014.

The article reports on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's process of reducing its economic stimulus program as of July 31, 2014, focusing on its decrease of its bond buying program to $25 billion. Topics include signals of improved economic growth and labor markets in the second quarter of 2014, the continuance of low interest rates, and potential further steps in ending the quantitative easing (QE) policy.

The article reports that the U.S. Federal Serve Board Federal Open Market Committee voted to reduce the central bank's purchase of mortgage bonds and Treasury bonds by an additional $10 billion a month. The purchases are part of the board's quantitative easing monetary policy intended in increase economic development. The Board also reiterated it had no plans to increase interest rates in the foreseeable future.

The article discusses the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's (Fed's) mortgage bond purchasing initiative and quantitative easing (QE) program as of April 2014, noting that the Fed's planned exit from the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market has not significantly affected consumer mortgage rates. The remarks of industry observers including Tom Millon and Walter Schmidt on topics such as QE monetary policy allocations and private investors' interest in MBS are noted.

The article discusses the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's policy statement on its bond buying program, noting that the program was cut by $55 million on March 19, 2014 after the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting and despite slow economic growth during the winter. The amounts of mortgage-backed securities and longer-term Treasuries that will be purchased starting in April are noted along with reductions related to the quantitative easing monetary policy.

The article focuses on seven ways that U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Board Chair Janet Yellen's approach to bank regulation is similar to her predecessor Ben Bernanke's strategy. The topics include the Fed's quantitative easing monetary policy, a proposal to audit the central bank, and reform of the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The article notes that on February 3, 2014 Janet Yellen was sworn in for a four-year term as U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman and focuses on the previous chairman Ben Bernanke's leadership at the Fed. The article notes that Bernanke created the Fed's bond buying program or quantitative easing monetary policy. It also notes that Bernanke will join the Brookings Institution think tank and plans to write a book.

The article presents the perspective that the U.S. government as of January 2014 is dysfunctional and that the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) monetary policies are compounding the country's fiscal policy problems and hindering economic growth. The discussion topics include quantitative easing monetary policy and the private-sector's lack of confidence in the economy. The Fed's bond buying program and zero interest rates are also mentioned.

The article reports on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee's November 14, 2013 confirmation hearing where Federal Reserve Board (Fed) official Janet Yellen answered questions about regulatory reform, the Fed's supervisory responsibilities, its bond buying program, and its quantitative easing policy. The article notes Yellen was also questioned about the Volcker Rule which bans banks from proprietary trading, the Basel III capital reserves standard, and the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

The authors argue that fixed income investors such as banks should diversify their sources of potential return so as to adjust to the planned elimination of a U.S. federal quantitative easing program and the potentially moderate returns of long-term, low-rate assets. Topics include foreign exposures and security valuations.

The article offers a perspective on the acquisition (M&A) environment in the U.S. banking industry as of October 2013. The impact of a decline in loan demand and lower net interest margins on banks' ability to meet regulatory capital leverage ratios is discussed. The article states undercapitalized banks are dependent on low-cost funding and the Federal Reserve Board's quantitative easing policy.

The article offers a perspective as of September 20, 2013 on preventing another U.S. financial crisis. The author, who supported the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010, says the country's economic recovery has to be extended to small businesses and the middle class. Topics include the Federal Reserve Board's quantitative easing monetary policy, stabilization of the housing market, and closing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage finance companies.

The article focuses on Jim Bruce, director of the documentary film "Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve," and his remarks about the transition of power at the U.S. central bank. The article states Bruce favors the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) vice chairman Janet Yellen as a successor to chairman Ben Bernanke. Bruce's thoughts on Treasury Department Secretary Larry Summers and the Fed's quantitative easing monetary policy are noted.

The article discusses the panel discussion "Rejuvenating America's Economy," held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in August 2013, which focused on the impacts of U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy. The event featured comments from former U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair, financial executive Mohamed El-Erian, and economist John Taylor. Topics include quantitative easing, banking leverage ratio capital requirements, and bond purchasing.

The article reports information from the American Banker Index of Banking Activity which found higher long-term interest rates were a factor in the banking industry's slower rate of expansion in June 2013. The article notes the slower growth rates for consumer and commercial lending. It also notes bankers are concerned about the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (QE3) monetary policy.

The article discusses the impact of the June 2013 spike in long-term interest rates on the U.S. banking industry which has reported slower growth in consumer and commercial lending, according to the American Banker Index of Banking Activity. The discussion topics include the central bank's quantitative easing monetary policy, competitive pricing in the mortgage industry, and downsizing at banks to control costs.

The article discusses the U.S. Federal (the Fed) Reserve Board's quantitative easing policy which includes buying mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The article notes the community bank sector is frustrated by the Fed's policy of purchasing MBS because the MBS market is a significant source of revenue. Topics include Home Federal Bancorp and competition for 30-year-mortgages.

The article gives information about the U.S. mortgage lending market and notes some banks are hiring and transferring staff in response to the demand for mortgage loan refinancing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported employment tied to mortgages increased to 285,000 for the year through September 2012. Topics include quantitative easing, mortgage banking profit, and capacity constraints in the mortgage market.

The article opines federal government intervention in the U.S. financial system can produce unintended consequences. Two examples of intervention that produced systemic risk are discussed. The 1982 Garn-St. Depository Institutions Germain Act deregulated savings and loan (S&L). The 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act enabled banks' expansion and diversification. Topics include JPMorgan Chase bank and the monetary policy of quantitative easing.

The article reports on the views of Wells Fargo company's chief executive officer John Stumpf on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rules on remittances, the mortgage market, quantitative easing monetary policy, and the proposed Basel III capital requirements for international financial institutions and the U.S. banking industry.

The article notes the views of several community bankers who oppose U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke's quantitative easing policy of buying mortgage-backed securities because they say more bond purchases will not significantly stimulate loan demand. They include Northwest Georgia Bank's chief executive officer (CEO) Wes Smith, Anchor D. Bank's CEO Paul Freeman, and F.N.B. Corp.'s CEO Vince Delie.