Feds ease up on stress tests, agree on need for bank-access fix
Coming out of last year’s stress tests, several banks maintained beefed-up stress-capital buffers, which typically diverts money away from stock buybacks and dividends that bene
Bank stocks pop after Fed releases ‘easier' 2025 stress test, plans to make exam more predictable
The stress test changes bolster the case made by Wall Street analysts that U.S. banks will face a friendlier regulatory regime under the Trump administration.
Fed Closes Climate Program, Ending Stress-Test Burden for Banks
The Federal Reserve has told Wall Street banks that they won’t need to submit data for climate stress tests, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bank Stocks Rally After Federal Reserve Releases 2025 Stress Test Parameters With Smaller Shocks
U.S. bank stocks rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced hypothetical scenarios for its 2025 annual stress test that indicated smaller shocks to the economy. According to the new scenario,
Bank Stress Tests Now Feature Less Stress
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released new scenarios for its next annual stress-test examination of big banks, and some early reviews are in on Thursday: “Less strenuous.” “Less harsh.” This annual exercise helps determine the big banks’ capital requirements.
Fed says 22 Wall Street banks will be stress-tested
In the 2025 stress-test scenario, the US unemployment rate would rise almost 5.9 percentage points to 10%. That hike would come with severe market volatility, widening corporate bond spreads, a 33% drop in housing prices and a 30% decrease in commercial real estate prices.
Federal Reserve releases 2025 stress test scenarios
With the Federal Reserve eying changes to its annual examination of large bank resilience, this year's test could be the last of its kind.
Fed ending bank climate stress test program, Bloomberg reports
The Federal Reserve is ending its program that requires the largest U.S. banks to submit data for climate stress tests, Bloomberg’s Alastair
Fed Releases 2025 Bank Stress Test Scenarios
The new scenarios largely track with prior year scenarios from the Fed that examine how large banks are situated to weather severe economic downturns, and in turn dictate how much capital they must set aside against potential losses.
Fed ends climate stress tests for major US banks - Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve has informed Wall Street banks that they will not be required to participate in climate stress tests, according to Bloomberg News. The decision affects lenders such as JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Fed reportedly scraps climate stress tests for banks
The Federal Reserve told six major U.S. banks they won't need to submit results from climate stress tests this year as the program was shut, according to a media report. In 2023, the central bank, which regulates the biggest U.
Fed releases 2025 stress test scenarios
The stress test, which will include 22 banks compared to last year’s 32, will feature two added hypothetical elements for the ...
Peter Schiff Slams Fed's Stress Tests For Ignoring Stagflation Risks: 'They Know No Major Bank Could Survive It'
Renowned economist Peter Schiff has expressed criticism of the Federal Reserve's recent bank stress tests, highlighting the lack of preparation for a potential stagflation scenario.
Stress Test transcript: Is a university or college degree still worth the money?
ROMA: And I’m Roma Luciw, personal finance editor at the Globe. To start, let’s be clear, university grads still earn more ...