The US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced a coordinated plan with five other central banks to keep the US dollar liquid during a series of bank failures in the US and Europe.
The plan will use currency swap lines between central banks to shore up liquidity conditions in dollar financial markets.
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The US economy grew “slightly” in early 2023
The Beige Book of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), a document that provides a detailed assessment of the economy by the 12 US regional central banks, indicated that the country grew "slightly" at the beginning of the year.
"Economic activity…
The IMF recommends the Fed to continue with its policy
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) should not relax yet in the fight against inflation, according to the deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gita Gopinath, for whom the US central bank has to "stay the course" and…
40 % of banks want to develop Bitcoin technology
The United States Federal Reserve (FED) conducted a survey of a group of national and international banks where 40 % certified their interest in including and developing, in the short and medium term, products related to Bitcoin technology.…
The Fed decreed a new increase in interest rates
The Federal Reserve of the United States (FED) decreed a new increase in reference interest rates in the order of 0.5 percentage points to place them in a range that oscillates between 0.75 % and 1 % with the purpose of avoiding a increase…
The FED predicts a change in payment methods
John Williams, president and CEO of the New York Federal Reserve, warned the world of the economy in general to prepare for a significant change in the way payments will be made in the future.
The representative of the entity spoke during…
The Fed will reduce its balance sheet by 95,000 million dollars
The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) opened the door, in its last monetary policy meeting, to a reduction in its balance of assets worth 95,000 million dollars, (equivalent to 87,188 million euros) per month as of summer, according to…
The US created 467 thousand new job vacancies in January
The US Department of Labor published a report reporting that the country opened some 467,000 new job vacancies during the month of January, greatly increasing the projections made by economists, who estimated some 150,000 jobs.
In a survey…
The United States could launch its digital currency by 2030
The Central Bank of the United States considers that it is quite likely that the country will be able to launch its own cryptocurrency or CBDC between 2025 and 2030. This was reported by the representatives of the financial center Alkesh…
Powell for a second period as president of the Federal Reserve
Jerome Powell was ratified as president of the Federal Reserve by the president of the United States, Joe Biden, who also selected Governor Lael Brainard as vice president. Biden decided for administrative continuity in times when the…
The US Treasury will keep the control of inflation
"I do not think we are going to lose control of inflation," said the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Janet Yellen, although she recognizes that the prices of products and services will continue to increase until the middle…
Two Fed officials resign over million-dollar operations
The two senior officials of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) who carried out multi-million dollar stock operations during the pandemic presented their early resignation from their respective positions in the last hours.
The…