The Federal Reserve today approved the capital plans of 33 large banks participating in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review.

American confidence in banks increased in 2017, according to Gallup’s annual “Confidence in Institutions” survey.

Seventy-five percent of middle-market executives -- those representing firms with between $100 million and $3 billion in annual revenue -- say that they will need additional capital to remain competitive when faced with disruption in their industry, according to a new survey released today by CapitalOne.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased to 118.9 in June, rebounding from declines in the two preceding months. The Present Situation Index rose 5.7 points to 146.3, the second consecutive monthly increase. The Expectations Index declined for the third straight month, falling 1.7 points to 100.6. “Consumer confidence increased moderately in June following a small decline in May,” said ...

Noting the progress made over the last several years to improve the strength and resiliency of the U.S. financial system, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell today pointed to several key areas that the Fed is currently focusing on for regulatory reform.

New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 1.1% in May to $228.2 billion, following a 0.9% April decrease, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. New orders excluding defense fell 0.6% on the month, as orders of nondefense capital goods decreased 2.4% to $68.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured durable goods increased 0.8% to $234.9 billion. Inventories of manufactured durable goods rose ...

As a pioneer in U.S. commercial banking and the original architect of the young republic’s financial infrastructure, there has been no young banker more accomplished or consequential than Hamilton.

In a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago today, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell said that regulators should increase their efforts to monitor for liquidity risk among central counterparties by conducting stress tests on those entities.

New single-family home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000 in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The May level was 2.9% above the revised April rate of 593,000 and 8.9% above the May 2016 level. Sales grew in two regions, 6.2% in the South and 13.3% in ...

The Alternative Reference Rate Committee on Thursday recommended a broad Treasuries repo financing rate as a preferred alternative to the London Interbank Offer Rate, or LIBOR.