Mar 14, 2023

Where does banking oversight go from here?

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Today, we'll look at the regulators involved in the banking blowup and chart where they can go from here. Plus, a quarterly report hints at how Federal Reserve policy may unfold.

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Housing costs are a main reason inflation is still high

by Samantha Fields

Mar 14, 2023

The cost of shelter is driving more than 70% of inflation right now, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So what gives?

It can take a year or more for changes in housing costs to show up in inflation data.

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Banks in Turmoil

Former Fed official who oversaw reforms sees "deep irony" after bank collapse

by Kai Ryssdal , Sarah Leeson and Sean McHenry

Mar 14, 2023

"We've just seen an uptick in moral hazard," Daniel Tarullo says of the U.S. government covering uninsured deposits.

"One of those pillars of Dodd-Frank — which is to let banks fail and people will have the right incentives — we just can't rely on that," said former Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo, seen above in 2014.

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Banks in Turmoil

Federal bank regulators are getting most of the attention, but states oversee banks too

by Justin Ho

Mar 14, 2023

The feds didn’t take possession of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. That was up to state regulators in California and New York.

Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank were state chartered, which is why state regulators stepped in first.

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Banks in Turmoil

Financial meltdowns often spur changes to financial regulation. So where do we go from here?

by Stephanie Hughes

Mar 14, 2023

Regulators didn't catch Silicon Valley Bank before it failed. What can they do to catch others?

The Federal Reserve Board announced yesterday that it’s going to review what happened with the Silicon Valley Bank closure. Time will tell if more regulations will be placed upon larger banks like SVB and if banks themselves will take a closer look at their own risk committees.

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Want to know which way Fed policy is headed? This quarterly report offers hints

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Mar 14, 2023

The Summary of Economic Projections lays out what Fed leaders are thinking.

People wanting to understand the Fed's thinking may want to turn to the body's quarterly Summary of Economic Projections report.

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How hides, tallow and rosin can help us understand where the economy is headed

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Mar 14, 2023

An explanation of the CRB raw industrials spot price index, a “predictor” of macroeconomic trends.

Tannery students process the washed rawhide of a cow. Today, animal hides are used in the production of some food products, like wine.

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Music from the episode

El Otro Chile Portavoz, Stailok

Oh Devil Electric Guest

A Little Piano DJ Mitsu the Beats

Any Song ZICO

Brave New World The Foreign Exchange

Little Push Mocky, Liliana Andrade

September Mista Sinista

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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