Time: 10am to 1pm | Location: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH and MS teams Minutes Item 1 – Introduction The Chair opened the meeting, setting out the aim of the meeting: to agree which animals should be recommended to be included on a shortlist which the public would be asked to choose…
AI models are developing rapidly, and Washington may be struggling to keep pace with the cybersecurity vulnerabilities they may expose. President Trump’s June executive order attempts to narrow that gap by creating a voluntary framework for certain frontier models and directing federal agencies to strengthen cyber defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and coordinate patching. But the order…
Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. June 22, 2026 Federal Reserve notes with deep sadness the passing of Alan Greenspan For release at 8:45 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve notes with deep sadness the…
Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. June 24, 2026 Federal Reserve Board’s annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households…
Summary Date of meeting: 4 June 2026 Item 1: Welcome, introductions and context The Chair introduced the first RTGS CHAPS Industry Forum. This group will meet regularly to provide industry input on a range of strategic issues relating to both the live operation and change roadmap for the RTGS and CHAPS services operated by the…
In The New York Times, Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) propose to “save” Social Security by lifting the cap on earnings subject to the payroll taxA payroll tax is a tax paid on the wages and salaries of employees to finance social insurance programs like Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment insurance. Payroll taxes…
For our nation’s semiquincentennial, my son and I headed down to Colonial Williamsburg from New York City to hear the Declaration of Independence read from the old state Capitol—the very same place the document was read aloud 250 years ago. Having spent considerable time visiting Williamsburg during the COVID-19 lockdowns, we wanted to revisit one…
25 June 2026 Portfolios of non-financial corporate credit claims to be integrated into general collateral framework Implementation planned for November 2027 at the earliest Changes are final step in discontinuing temporary crisis-era collateral easing measures The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided today on the eligibility criteria and risk control framework…
Picture the scene. It’s August in New York and international negotiators are meeting to continue moves to ensure that multinational companies are finally required to pay taxes according to where their real economic activity takes place. Only one country is missing from around the table – the United States. Despite physically hosting the discussion, the…
Monday, June 15, 2026 The Air Force’s Aerial Refueling Fleet Is Shrinking in Capability During long flights or extended air combat missions, aerial refueling tankers can eliminate the need for military planes to land. Having this capability is vital for some missions, like rapid long-distance strikes or when landing to refuel isn’t safe. The U.S….