Randal Quarles
Fed nominees back regulatory efficiency drive
Nominees stick to efficiency line despite hostile questioning from some Democrats
Fed’s Quarles backs light-touch regulation on machine learning
SEC’s “circuit-breaker” can act as model for regulating innovative tools – Fed vice-chair
Quarles: yield curve flattening not “likely” a signal of recession
Flattening of yield curve is due to “expected lags” in the adjustment of longer-term rates once shorter-term rates start to rise, says Fed vice-chair
Quarles advocates end to ‘micromanagement’ of supervised banks
Fed’s vice-chair for supervision aims to preserve a secure financial system and foster efficiency
Fed outlines simplified capital regime
“Stress capital buffer” would likely raise capital requirements somewhat for many of the largest banks and lower them for the smallest, the Fed says
Quarles reveals plan to simplify Volcker rule
The Volcker rule is too complex and “is not working well”, says Fed vice-chair; regulators preparing a package of “material changes”
A changing of the guard
Risks emerge amid leadership changes at the US Federal Reserve Board and the People’s Bank of China
Quarles signals plans for US regulatory revamp
Fed vice-chair outlines some initial plans for a readjustment to post-crisis regulations
Higher inflation in the US could accelerate Fed’s tightening
US Treasury yields rise as GDP growth accelerates and inflation expectations increase