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Tighter global money risks exposing banks’ fault lines

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INTERNATIONAL

Addressing the concerns this raises for banks' profitability, the Financial Services Agency announced that it would stress test Japan's 105 regional banks in mid-2019. Central…

Excess euro-area liquidity raises bank lending risks

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EU

The ECB stopped purchasing bonds this month after running its asset purchase programme (APP) since March 2015. The APP flooded commercial banks with liquidity in excess of their…

Favourable conditions will help global banks transform

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the globally systemically important banks.

US bank volatility has less impact than in the EU

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EU/US

Although most banks remain stable, and central banks are primed to support any in difficulty, the combination of slower GDP growth, above-target inflation and fast-rising interest…

Market turbulence and rising rates weigh on EU banking

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INT

Doubts over three large European banks have driven down the stock prices of German and French banks even though the sector benefits from a comfortable return on equity, rising…

Risks outweigh rewards for very large EU bank mergers

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INTERNATIONAL

The 2008-09 financial crisis led to consolidation of the EU banking sector through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of mostly domestic banks. A few EU countries have highly…

Past reforms will aid banks amid the COVID-19 crisis

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INTERNATIONAL

Confidence among policymakers and investors that the US and UK banking systems will be resilient to the severe global recession is not idle optimism from the Fed or the Bank of…

Central banks battle inflation and political headwinds

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INTERNATIONAL

With greater-than-usual uncertainty about the course of inflation and economic growth, decisions taken now by central banks will have a crucial impact on longer-term growth…

Banking should be robust to tighter finance conditions

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INT

A global slowdown will depress banks' income, while also compromising credit quality and demanding increased provision against losses. The flattening of the yield curve is also an…

Demands for banks to resume dividend payouts will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

The measures were designed to boost crisis resilience but they have depressed valuations and made capital-raising more difficult. Banks want them lifted but doing so might be…