Brainard Says Banking Crisis Has Eased, Pitches Stress Tests

Brainard Says US Banking System Is Sound, Stable
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The financial stresses stemming from the failure of two American banks last month seem to be subsiding, President Joe Biden’s top economic policy adviser said.

“There’s good reason to think the situation has stabilized,” Lael Brainard, the new head of the National Economic Council, said Wednesday.