Articles by Joshua Walker
JPM piles into Treasuries with record $72bn AFS surge
Portfolio reshaped with shift to medium-term maturities as Q2 glut boosts holdings to all-time high
Marex customer funds steady despite short-seller claims
Marginal dip following Ningi report offset by rebound in following weeks
US G-Sibs’ liquidity buffers swell amid record net cash outflows
Median LCR falls to 114.7%, lowest level since pandemic
CVA risk hits record highs at DBS and UOB
Singaporean banks post biggest RWA increases since 2022
MUFG slashes JGB book by 27%
Second-quarter cuts lead to smallest AFS government bond portfolio since at least 2013
Foreign banks see steeper CET1 declines in US and EU stress tests
Strong starting capital buffers at overseas subsidiaries eroded by outsized hits
Full output floor would cut average CET1 ratio by 70bp
Phased-in Basel III rules would add over €500bn to RWAs at 64 European banks in downturn
Hong Kong CRE drives rise in HSBC stage 2 loans
Model updates and HK real estate behind $24bn jump in H1
LBBW breaches leverage floor in EBA stress test
Adverse scenario would erode €229bn in CET1 capital across 64 banks
EU banks face €500bn RWAs surge from full output floor
Risk charges to rise 8% on average under fully phased-in rules by 2033
Basel III overhaul doubles Nomura’s credit risk
Surge reflects asset migration and new equity treatment
UBS RWAs rise $19bn amid FX swings
Weaker US dollar against Swiss franc pushes total RWAs past $500bn