Articles by Joshua Walker
CDS notional tops $8trn as clearing spike hits records
Investment-grade trades drive biggest weekly rise since 2013
Large hedge funds push leverage to post-pandemic high
OFR data shows renewed build-up as regulators eye reporting changes
SLRs at four US banks sink to record lows on early rule switch
Goldman Sachs biggest beneficiary of softened minimum requirements
Mizuho leads FCM customer fund surge after Iran war
F&O balances jump 51% at Japanese dealer as industry hits fresh heights
FCM capital requirements surge to record highs
Buffers over minimums fall to decade lows as requirements outpace capital
Metal rally lifts LME stress losses to record levels
Stress losses and liquidity obligations hit records in Q4
CCP default funds grew to record size ahead of Iran war
End-2025 figures show widespread increases in prefunded resources
AOCI reinclusion would strip $49.5bn from US bank capital
Schwab, Ally and Fifth Third face largest CET1 hits under Fed Basel III endgame proposal
G-Sib overhaul could trim future capital needs by $45.2bn
Morgan Stanley, Goldman and BNY set to benefit most from Fed Basel III endgame proposal
Oil clearing volumes surge at Ice, CME
Ice Europe nears Brent clearing record midway through March
Methodology change drives Eurex liquidity obligation to record
Limiting offsets to private-sector securities pushes estimated hypothetical obligation up 79%
FCMs held record customer funds on eve of Iran war
F&O funds climbed 6% in February as seven brokers set new records