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Fed proposes averaging large bank stress test results to reduce volatility

The Federal Reserve kicked off a sweeping effort to overhaul its annual stress tests of large banks on Thursday, proposing to average results over two years in setting capital requirements. The central bank also proposed giving banks three more months to adjust to the capital requirements set by the exam, as part of its overarching bid to make the process more transparent and less volatile. Under the proposal, banks receiving test results in June would have until January to adjust capital plans, as opposed to the current October deadline.

Trump Says He Has Power to Oust Fed’s Powell If He Chooses

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he could force out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, rebuking the notion that the US central bank is independent, and vented frustration that monetary policymakers had not recently cut interest rates.Most Read from BloombergTrump Signs Executive Orders on Federal Purchasing, Office SpaceDOGE Places Entire Staff of Federal Homelessness Agency on LeaveTrump Administration Takes Over New York Penn Station RevampHow Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transi