Kyle Campbell covers the Federal Reserve and housing policy for American Banker. Previously, he wrote about institutional investment in real estate for PERE. He has also held staff positions at Real Estate Weekly, the New York Daily News and the Southampton Press.
At a minimum, president-elect Donald Trump can make two appointments to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and choose new leadership. But more substantial changes could be in the offing.
The impact of both presidential candidates' fiscal promises around taxation and spending could have dramatic effects on the Federal Reserve's outlook for monetary policy, which has become more aggressive toward rooting out inflation.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and John Hickenlooper say recent data suggests there is "no need for restrictive interest rates" and easier monetary policy is necessary to lower housing costs.
Initial employment data shows virtually no job growth in October. With the Federal Reserve's focus on the labor market, the reading could seal the deal for a November rate cut.
Core PCE held steady as service costs rose, but the overall report maintains the central bank's flexibility ahead of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
A Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year regarding national bank preemption is already playing a prominent role in the banking sector's challenge to a state law on charge card fees.
Stark warnings about emerging dangers and the perils of isolationism from the former top military official in the U.S. resonate with attendees of the American Bankers Association convention.
The lawmaker said leadership on the House Financial Services Committee is supportive of the legislation, which would limit the ability of credit-reporting agencies to sell homebuyer information to financial service providers.
The Federal Reserve said it identified consumer compliance deficiencies in a recent examination of Washington State-based UniBank.
The Federal Reserve is attempting to achieve its own soft landing through quantitative tightening without creating a liquidity crunch for banks. Last year's bank failures could make the process more complicated.