Canada financial regulator lifts stability buffer for big six banks
By Nivedita Balu and David Ljunggren TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s financial regulator on Tuesday said it was raising the amount of capital the country’s biggest lenders must hold as a stability buffer by…
Would Fed’s Powell go full ‘loathsome’ to buffer against a debt default?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, asked on Wednesday about what the Fed would do in the event of a U.S. debt default, repeated the mantra of…
Iceland lifts countercyclical capital bank buffer to 2.5%
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The Icelandic Financial Stability Committee has decided to increase the country’s countercyclical buffer rate to 2.5% from 2.0% when measured as a share of the domestic risk base, Iceland’s…
Federal Court Strikes Down ‘Buffer Zones’ Outside Kentucky Abortion Clinics
Federal Court Strikes Down ‘Buffer Zones’ Outside Kentucky Abortion Clinics Kate Anderson on December 22, 2022 A federal appeals court ruled in favor of two pro-life groups in Louisville, Kentucky, who filed…
Bank of Montreal raises C$2.6 billion in share sale to boost capital buffer
(Reuters) – Bank of Montreal said it has raised C$2.6 billion ($1.9 billion) by issuing new shares after Canada’s financial regulator asked lenders to set aside more capital to deal with a…
Bulgaria’s central bank raises capital buffer as loan risk remains high
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian banks will have to accumulate more capital in 2023 to counter a build-up of systemic risks linked to persistently high levels of borrowing and increased economic uncertainty amid…
Pacific islands a key U.S. military buffer to China’s ambitions – report
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – China sees the Pacific islands as an area of significant strategic interest and the United States should strengthen its commitment to north Pacific island states, now…
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