Articles by Joshua Walker
Volatility fuels record growth in CDCC’s default fund
Skin in the game increase overshadowed by member contribution spike in Q1
Ice US incurs $644m hypothetical stress loss shortfall
Double-member default in worst-case scenario would have overwhelmed CCP’s default fund
Wells Fargo’s seven-year freeze sees rivals surge ahead
Risk density and loan growth lagged as Fed enforced asset cap
Repo facility preferred over discount window, SFOs say
Bank officers shun Fed lending facility amid persistent stigma
NSCC logs record $9.2bn daily VM call in Q1
Required initial margin surges 38% in quarter marked by volatility
Canada Big Five set aside C$1.7bn amid tariff uncertainty
Surge in performing loan provisions pushes allowances past pandemic peak
Volatile funding flows add $21bn to US G-Sib liquidity buffers
Q1 jump in maturity mismatch add-on is largest on record
CVA capital charges more than double at BPCE post-Basel III
French bank leads European trend of elevated capital requirements under new rules
Australia Big Four face A$37bn capital revamp
Apra phase-out of AT1 instruments will force banks to restructure hybrid capital by 2032
Tariff rout lifts required IM by $51bn
Collateral posted for swaps, futures and CDSs jumped in April, data from top CCPs shows
US banks held $2.2trn of USTs on eve of tariff turmoil
AFS holdings hit record $1.04 trillion days before Trump’s tariff announcement pushed Treasury yields higher
Tariff whiplash fuels clearing volumes at major CCPs
Record OCC volumes and strong gains at CME and Eurex mark April’s tariff-driven trading spike
Loan-to-deposit ratios rise in most US states
New Hampshire leads at 99% as Nevada posts biggest gain