Washington

Former Treasury official Kent Hiteshew will keep his hand in infrastructure, Puerto Rico issues.

New York Fed President William Dudley said hurricanes could influence the timing of the next interest-rate increase, although growth warrants gradual hikes.

Former SEC lawyer Peter Chan has some ideas where SEC enforcement actions may be headed.

The bill contains $15.25B in hurricane aid and a 90-day debt ceiling suspension and spending measure.

The White House is considering more than a half-dozen candidates to be the next head of the Federal Reserve, including economists and business people, with a goal of filling out a depleted board with expertise ranging from financial regulation to community banking, according to three people familiar with the matter.

New York Fed President William Dudley reiterated the need to continue raising interest rates while conceding the inflation model may be need a rethink.

Legislative package will provide more time for tax reform and pave the way for SLGS sales

Gradual rate hikes are likely to remain necessary, and the normalization of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet should not cause a “sudden or sizable increase in long-term yields,” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday.

The Senate Banking Committee voted Thursday to advance the nominations of Randal Quarles to serve as the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision and Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency, taking key steps toward President Donald Trump’s goal of reshaping regulation of Wall Street.

The MSRB is now providing market-wide data on the most active securities and issuers.