News published on Monetary Brief in October 2025

Federal financial institution regulatory agencies have issued a reminder to lenders that they may continue to make loans covered by federal flood insurance statutes even when the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is unavailable.

The United States Department of the Treasury and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea have agreed to maintain close consultations on macroeconomic and foreign exchange issues.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman has issued a statement outlining the agency’s formal stance against regulation by enforcement.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released its list of administrative enforcement actions for August 2025.

UC Berkeley has been named the top public college in the United States by the Wall Street Journal and College Pulse for the second consecutive year.

Hunter McMaster, Director of Policy and Planning at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, addressed primary dealers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s annual meeting.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced the appointment of five individuals to senior leadership roles within the agency.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have announced updates to their supervisory reporting frameworks for banks, aiming to improve reporting processes, enhance oversight of resolution planning, update technical...

As U.S. banks approach the $100 billion asset threshold, they encounter a much stricter regulatory landscape shaped by recent financial disruptions and evolving federal oversight.

The financial services industry is experiencing significant changes as advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models become integral to key operations such as credit underwriting and fraud detection.

Vaccine policy has been a topic of public debate in the United States for more than a century, with each era’s social and political context shaping attitudes toward immunization.

Physicist George Smoot, known for his work that confirmed the Big Bang theory, died on September 18 in Paris at age 80 from a heart attack.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a report outlining the governance requirements for using synthetic data in financial services.

IBM and Anthropic have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing enterprise software development by integrating Anthropic’s Claude large language model (LLM) into IBM’s software portfolio.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has announced that Derek Theurer will perform the duties of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

IBM has announced that its new AI hardware, the IBM Spyre Accelerator, will soon be available for commercial use.

IBM announced new software and infrastructure products at its annual TechXchange 2025 event in Orlando, aiming to help enterprises move from AI experimentation to practical use.

Jonathan McKernan has been confirmed by the United States Senate as the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Global investment firm Carlyle has released its own set of U.S. economic indicators, aiming to provide timely economic insights during the ongoing federal government shutdown that has interrupted the publication of official data such as last...

Moody’s Analytics has outlined its approach to using artificial intelligence (AI) for customer intelligence, focusing on turning everyday customer interactions into actionable knowledge that can drive business growth.