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Agencies extend comment period for proposed third-party risk management guidance

SEC Proposes Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Reforms

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule amendments to make its executive and director compensation disclosure requirements more principles-based and materiality-driven, providing investors with clearer, more concise, and less complex…

CFTC Files Lawsuit Against Arkansas as the Agency Defends its Federal Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets

Hydropower generation in the Southwest fell to record lows this summer

Prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin led to record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was 19% lower than…

PPI for final demand increases 0.3% in October; goods advance 0.5%, services rise 0.2%

Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2027, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions, and changes to streamline and adjust their check services

Federal Reserve announces revised tentative schedule of Federal Open Market Committee meetings in 2027

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of United Community Bank

Barr, American Inequality and the Future of AI

Speech At Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

EIA forecasts Alaskan crude oil production to grow 13% in 2027

After decades of decline, crude oil production in Alaska is growing, driven by two projects on Alaska's North Slope. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect a 23,000 barrels per day (b/d) (6%) increase in 2026, followed by a 60,000 b/d (13%) rise in 2027. At a forecast 505,000 b/d in 2027, output would…

Crude oil

Bowman, The U.S. Economy and Considerations for Monetary Policy

Speech At the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C.

SEC Announces Enforcement Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission today provided its enforcement results for the past fiscal year which ended September 30. Throughout the fiscal year, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement remained focused on its fundamental responsibility: protecting…

CPI for all items increases 0.4% in October; shelter rises

Waller, The Economic Outlook and Some Thoughts on Labor Market Dynamism

Speech At the Bank of England Watchers Conference King’s Business School and Money, Macro and Finance Society, London, United Kingdom

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of two applications by Mutual Federal Bancorp, MHC, and MFB Bancorp, Inc.

U.S. crude oil imports from Venezuela in July were highest since 2017

In July 2026, U.S. imports of crude oil from Venezuela averaged 701,000 barrels per day (b/d), the most since May 2017, before decreasing to 655,000 b/d in August, according to data published in our Petroleum Supply Monthly

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Payroll employment rises by 165,000 in October; unemployment rate changes little at 4.1%

CFTC Issues Impartial Access Requirements Interpretation

CFTC Staff Addresses Use of Trust Companies for Daily Settlements

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and Nano Banc

Refineries have shifted production away from gasoline to middle distillates

Particularly high refinery margins for distillate fuel oil and jet fuel have contributed to shifts in the refinery yields of major products in 2026. Data from our latest Petroleum Supply Monthly—which includes data through August 2026—indicate refinery yields of gasoline have decreased significantly this year to…

Crude oil

SEC Adopts Amendments to Update Definitions of Small Entity for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the rules that define which registered investment companies, investment advisers, and business development companies qualify as small entities for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility…

CFTC and USDA Sign MOU to Protect Integrity of American Agricultural Markets

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2026

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in September 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $105.7 billion in August (revised) to $105.0 billion in September, as exports increased more than imports. The goods deficit decreased $0.7…

Global refinery inputs fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026 before modest recovery

Global crude oil refinery inputs fell by 4.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26), or 6%, following the start of conflict in late February in the Middle East, according to data from Kpler. Throughput then increased by 1.8 million b/d in the third quarter, primarily as refiners in the…

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CFTC Chairman Selig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures

SEC Issues Exemptive Relief from Treasury Clearing Requirements for Certain Inter-Affiliate and Non-U.S. Repo Transactions

The Securities and Exchange Commission took another step forward today to assist broker-dealers and other market participants on the path to central clearing of U.S. Treasury securities by issuing exemptive relief related to inter-affiliate repo…

The share of solar generation with co-located battery storage is increasing

Utility-scale solar developers are increasingly co-locating battery storage with new solar photovoltaic capacity. As of September 2026, over 16% of new utility-scale solar capacity added this year is co-located with operable battery storage, compared with 2% in 2017, according to data reported to EIA by operators.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Nova Scotia