By Neil Roland ( June 15, 2026, 21:15 GMT | Insight) -- The US Federal Reserve’s expected proposal to relax liquidity requirements, after already weakening capital and supervisory standards, threatens to harm US financial stability, Fed Governor Michael Barr said. Barr, who was the Fed’s top banking regulator during the Biden administration, said bank liquidity “is essential to reduce the risk and severity of bank runs.” More frequent bank runs could burden deposit insurance funds and "potentially threaten financial stability,” he said.The US Federal Reserve’s expected proposal to relax liquidity requirements, after already weakening capital and supervisory standards, threatens to harm US financial stability, Fed Governor Michael Barr said....
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