Articles by Joshua Walker
Systemic risk jumps at Chinese G-Sibs in 2024
OTC derivatives and securities volumes drive sharpest increases in 10 years
Tariff turmoil drives $31bn margin surge at FCMs
JPM and Goldman lead futures brokers to record margin highs amid Trump tariff shock
Synthetic deals drive securitisation RWA surge at EU banks
BNP Paribas and RBI lead Q4 rise
One year on, EU banks get greener as GARs grow
Contentious green asset disclosures show improvements for most major European banks in 2024
China’s top banks bulk up liquidity as global peers trim buffers
US G-Sibs continue to trail with lowest median LCR since 2021
SVAR surges gird Europe’s trading books in H2 2024
UniCredit and UBS lead pack with hottest gauges in half a decade
BNP Paribas tops European ship finance table with €20bn book
US tariffs cast shadow over banks’ shipping exposures
JPM boosts credit loss provisions to highest levels since 2020
Allowances up to $28bn driven by worsening economic outlook
Australian banks’ leverage exposures surge to new highs
ANZ leads pack as leverage ratios slide
CCP default funds 35% larger than on eve of pandemic
Sixteen out of 25 clearing services had bigger buffers heading into the recent tariff turmoil compared to Q4 2019
Bond rout puts pressure on UST holdings at US banks
Banks leaned heavily on mark-to-market Treasuries before April’s sell-off
OCC’s equity-based IM hit record 91% heading into 2025
CCP’s margin base leant further into equities ahead of market turmoil