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Hikes, personnel changes, yield curve and neutral rate: a look back at 2018 at the Federal Reserve.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., has pledged to ask mayors, governors and other municipal market advocates to testify at hearings early in 2019.

Federal Reserve officials should slow the pace of interest-rate hikes and consider President Donald Trump’s criticism of their tightening campaign as “background noise,” according to former Fed Gov. Lawrence Lindsey.

A Jan. 22 hearing has been set at which time a judge may order Dwayne Edwards to disgorge $766,850 plus interest and pay civil penalties.

U.S. rates traders are gearing up for a new landscape in 2019, when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell plans to start holding press conferences after all eight of the central bank’s meetings.

The SEC has signaled a focus on pay-to-play and disclosure fraud.

Ex-Morgan Stanley broker Ami Forte made national headlines after allegedly violating multiple municipal securities and other rules, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found.

President Donald Trump won’t try to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a top White House economic adviser said.

Muni regulators are expected to slow the pace of new rulemaking and focus on enforcement in 2019, with an emphasis on continuing disclosure.

President Trump expressed confidence in the Treasury secretary, Federal Reserve and U.S. economy on Tuesday.