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Bank Distress

A Stunning $472 Billion pulled from US Banks

Reserve Requirements As announced on March 15, 2020, the Board reduced reserve requirement ratios to zero percent effective March 26, 2020.  This action eliminated reserve requirements for all depository institutions. Effective for the reserve maintenance

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Economic Recession

G-7 Warning as US debt crisis looms

On May 13, 2023, financial experts from the Group of Seven (G-7) wealthy countries issued a warning about escalating economic uncertainty. They concluded a three-day gathering overshadowed by the impasse over the United States’ debt

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Economic Recession

Debt Ceiling Worries Deepen

The Washington standoff over raising the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit is adding to global economic worries, as a new non-partisan congressional report cited “significant risk” of a historic default within the first two

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Bank Distress

Worried About Your Bank?

According to a recent survey, nearly half of Americans are concerned about the safety of the money they have in the bank, which is the highest level of anxiety since the 2008 financial crisis. According

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Economic Recession

Buffett Warns Easy Money is Over for US Economy

Warren Buffett, the Berkshire Hathaway CEO, issued a negative outlook for the US economy on Saturday, April 29, 2023, saying the boom period for his businesses has ended. Fears of a US recession and credit

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Economic Recession

The Federal Reserve & Its Current Rates

The US inflation figures due out next week may offer hints as to whether the Federal Reserve can hold off on raising interest rates at its meeting next month. After a gain of 5.6% a

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Bank Distress

How Bad will The Banking Crisis Get?

Following the government takeover and subsequent sale of First Republic Bank to JPMorgan, bank shares have fallen on Wall Street this week. The loss was the second-largest bank failure in American history and the third

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Bank Distress

China’s Gold Splurge – Reserves Rise Again

For the sixth consecutive month, China increased its gold holdings, continuing a wave of purchases as central banks around the world increase their gold holdings in response to rising geopolitical and economic threats. In April

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