Risk Quantum/Morgan Stanley
Equity VAR hovering near four-year high at US banks
Gauges of stock market risk rise 36% in just one year
US G-Sibs post record secured finance flows in LCR
Q3 spike continues long-term shift toward secured funding and lending in liquidity stress scenario
US G-Sibs diverge on cashflow volatility
Maturity mismatch add-on hits peak at two banks and trough at two others
Morgan Stanley set for biggest reset under softened eSLR
Bank’s leverage utilisation to fall from over 90% to 64% under new buffer
Record $95bn in equities sits with US banks as OTC margin
Stocks on par with US Treasuries in top dealers’ collateral trove
US G-Sibs rediscover appetite for less-liquid HQLAs
Aggregate eligible Level 2A assets rise to $110bn while median LCR falls to record low
Ditching Fed’s method 2 could unlock $112bn for top US banks
JPM and BofA could see largest capital gains if US G-Sib surcharge approach dropped, amid speculation of a framework overhaul
US banks’ cash holdings jump $79 billion in Q2
Cash reserves up 4%, in biggest rise since 2023
Morgan Stanley SCB cut unlocks $4.2bn after rare Fed appeal win
Bank’s buffer falls 170bp, widening average cut across US banks subject to the regime to 66bp
US banks’ OTC derivatives climb to new highs amid tariff woes
Notionals up more than 7% in largest Q2 jump on record
US banks see record relief in stress capital buffers
Average buffer falls 62bp amid strong stress test showing
US banks notch most VAR overshoots since pandemic
Dealers’ gauges underestimated trading inventory price swings on 34 occasions during Q2