Reserves
How Bessent learned to stop worrying and love the T-bill
Short-dated issuance shows no signs of slowing. Some fear it could end badly.
Global macro shifts: can emerging markets navigate a fragmented world?
Franklin Templeton expects certain emerging markets to benefit during the realignment of global political and trading blocs
‘This is not a wobble’: Brunello Rosa on the path to de-dollarisation
Digital currencies will play a central role as China challenges US hegemony, says economist
JPM boosts credit loss provisions to highest levels since 2020
Allowances up to $28bn driven by worsening economic outlook
BMO sets aside record C$1.5bn for loan losses
Net write-offs reach highest level in over two decades, exceeding early pandemic levels
Basis swaps surge amid US repo concerns
Fed funds-versus-SOFR swap volumes nearly triple as declining Fed reserves impact funding rates
Endgame manoeuvre: US banks put SLR reform back in spotlight
Plan to ease Basel III brings renewed focus to impact of leverage ratio on US Treasury market
TD Bank’s op risk charges spike amid anti-money laundering probe
Record-high RWAs push bank’s core ratio to its lowest in four years
Honey, I shrunk the Fed. (Not a sci-fi fantasy)
Promoting the discount window may be the Fed’s key to shrinking its $7trn balance sheet, says Bill Nelson
NatWest’s LCR dips 4% as liquidity buffers shrink
Drop in net cash outflows contributes to lowest ratio since 2018
The tweet and the trust collapse: how banks can fall on a dime
In March’s market contagion, experts see lessons in the rapid erosion of confidence
Credit Suisse cuts exposures by 22% to match run on deposits
Bank dipped into central bank reserves and other safe assets to honour surge of withdrawals in Q4
Stablecoins: good as the buck, or breaking the buck?
Collateral concerns and iffy auditing have raised fears of a ‘de-pegging’ event – and possible contagion across crypto and beyond
Alameda’s mystery bank stake reignites Fed deposit debate
Crypto challenger Custodia accuses regulator of unlevel playing field over master accounts
Bucking wider trend, Citi’s cash trove ends 2022 up 31%
Liquid balances surged 14% in the last quarter of the year alone
Erste, RBI top up provisions with €258m in overlays
Austrian lenders remain reliant on model supplements as energy squeeze looms
BNY Mellon, Schwab would benefit most from SLR relief
A repeat of the pandemic carve-out would boost average ratio across US banks by 45bp
At some Chinese banks, NPL growth outpaces allowances
Bank of Beijing, Bank of China, China Merchants Bank and Industrial Bank see bad loans climb faster than set-asides
Stablecoins revive US narrow banking debate
Legislators suggest simplified bank rules to regulate issuers, but Federal Reserve is cautious
New model simplifies loan-loss forecasts. Some say it’s too simple
Modelling approach devised by Commerzbank quant promises to ease computational burden, but may not suit complex portfolios
JSCC turns to commercial banks in rejig of liquidity reserves
Funds stashed at the Bank of Japan down 31% on the previous quarter