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Bank of Canada Seen Making Deeper Cuts as Stocks Drop and Job Losses Mount

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Canada is expected to cut interest rates more deeply as US President Donald Trump’s tariff barrage sends world markets into a tailspin and data show the Canadian job market already taking damage.Most Read from BloombergHousing Agency Aims to Relocate Its DC HeadquartersMetro-North Is Faster Than Acela on NYC-New Haven Route After Signal UpdatesLocal Governments Vie for Fired Federal WorkersWhat Would ‘Transportation Abundance’ Look Like?London Clears Final Hurdle for M

Fed's Waller says stablecoins bring benefits to US payments system

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that stablecoins are a good thing for the U.S. payments system, but he doubts the financial system can support a large number of these assets. "I'll say I'm a personal, big advocate of stablecoins," Waller said at a New York Fed event. "I have been saying this for over three-plus years now, about how this could bring competition, efficiency and speed into the payments system."