Opinions

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. President John Waldron criticized the growth of barriers to movement put up by countries around the world, amid rising concern among American firms about the Trump administration's decision to charge $100,000 for a key type of visa.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid said that the central bank should continue its focus on curbing inflation, as the job market is "largely in balance."

The embattled regulator has dropped more than half its Biden-era docket, including cases against Apple and U.S. Bank. But insiders at the bureau say that's just the beginning.

The American Bankers Association's Economic Advisory Committee expects the economy to grow, albeit at a slower pace than it previously anticipated. The group pointed to stubbornly high inflation and a weakening job market.

We don't need to reinvent banking to support cannabis. But we do need a clear, federally coordinated compliance framework tailored to the sector. That means establishing uniform standards.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a speech Tuesday that the central bank's policy stance is "modestly restrictive," a stance that will give the central bank flexibility to react to an uncertain economic future.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Tuesday that steeper interest rate cuts should be on the table if the labor market continues to show signs of decline.

The Supreme Court will hear a case in December that could overturn a longstanding precedent bolstering regulatory independence. Should the court strike down that precedent, it could have major implications for the independence of the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto G. Musalem would not directly say whether central bank independence is under threat, instead highlighting that the topic has received more attention.

Prior to this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, many onlookers thought a Trump-aligned and oppositional voting bloc could emerge, complicating the central bank's message. But the quarterly economic projections show that not to be the case.