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Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
September 23, 2024  |  Economy

The initial euphoria that greeted the Federal Reserve’s decision this past week to cut interest rates for the first time in four years was keenly...

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Citi Hits Snag With China Plans as Regulators Flag Data Issue
Citi Hits Snag With China Plans as Regulators Flag Data Issue
September 23, 2024  |  Banking

Citi’s plan to expand in China has reportedly hit a regulatory bump in America. The trouble stems from a penalty levied by the Federal Reserve against the banking...

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Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
September 22, 2024  |  Banking

American banks banked $1 trillion thanks to a recent stretch of high interest rates. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 22) by the Financial...

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says Inflation Likely to Persist
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says Inflation Likely to Persist
September 20, 2024  |  Economy

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly said Friday (Sept. 20) that he is skeptical that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing. “I am a...

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Dogs vs. Cats: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Memecoins Have Competition at Crypto Food Bowl
Dogs vs. Cats: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Memecoins Have Competition at Crypto Food Bowl
September 20, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

In the world of cryptocurrency, the latest lineup of memecoins — POPCAT, MEW, MOG and CAT — has taken the stage with all the grace...

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Donald Trump Proposes Temporary 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates
Donald Trump Proposes Temporary 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates
September 20, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Donald Trump wants to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, according to a Wednesday post on X by the official...

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Three Banks to Lower Prime Lending Rate to 8% After Fed’s Rate Cut
Three Banks to Lower Prime Lending Rate to 8% After Fed’s Rate Cut
September 18, 2024  |  Banking

Three banks will lower their prime lending rate after the Federal Reserve decided to reduce the federal funds rate. BMO, Truist Financial and MT&T Bank...

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Businesses May See Cost of Capital Relief as Fed Slashes Rates
Businesses May See Cost of Capital Relief as Fed Slashes Rates
September 18, 2024  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% Wednesday (Sept. 18), the first cut in four years. While stocks gyrated Wednesday and were down slightly...

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Lawmakers Question Banking Agencies’ Ties to ‘Opaque’ Global Organization
Lawmakers Question Banking Agencies’ Ties to ‘Opaque’ Global Organization
September 16, 2024  |  Regulation

Two U.S. lawmakers want the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help them evaluate the memberships of federal banking agencies in a global governance body, the...

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