Stress tests need macro-prudential focus, say central bankers

Tests should link banks and the real economy, say the ECB's Constancio and the BoE's Brazier

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Vitor Constancio: "new dimension"

Regulatory stress tests of banks must become more sophisticated, according to senior UK and European central bankers who call for a closer focus on the macroeconomic effects of adverse scenarios and banks' responses to them.

Speaking at a conference organised by the Systemic Risk Centre, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Vitor Constancio, vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB), praised the post-crisis spread of stress testing as a regulatory tool, but said

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