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money market funds' ( s) reverse repurchase agreements cleared through the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation ( ) reached a record high in June, lifting
Standard Chartered's Stage 2 gross customer loans rose by $2.6 billion in 2026 as the Iran war prompted the bank to transfer exposures affected by Middle East-related management overlays.
Chinese banks reported record market risk-weighted assets (RWAs) in Q1 2026, with the aggregate total across 13 lenders rising by 310 billion
HSBC's Stage 2 and Stage 3 loans to non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) surged by $2 billion and $657 million in the first half of 2026, reaching $4.4 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.
Japan's three global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) reported sharp increases in risk-weighted assets ( s) calculated under the fallback
Allowance against higher-risk property loans tops €1bn for the first time
Bank adds A$1.5bn in CVA and CCR charges in latest quarter, driven by higher mark-to-market value of derivatives
The leverage ratios of NatWest Group and fell by 10 basis points apiece to record lows in the second quarter, shrinking their cushions above regulatory requirements even as other major banks added headroom.
