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Capital Management Explained: Bank Capital Ratios, ICAAP, and Basel III
What are capital ratios, ICAAP, stress tests, buffers, and AT1 instruments, and why are they so important in banking? In this video, we break down capital management explained, one of the most critical disciplines in modern banking.
Watch on YouTubeLiquidity Day 1: Why Liquidity Matters - The Banking Risk That Moves Fast
This session breaks down liquidity in simple, professional terms. We explore how banks meet their daily obligations, how maturity transformation creates structural vulnerability, and why liquidity risk moves faster than credit or market risk.
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What is Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) and why does it matter so much for banks today? In this video, we break down IRRBB explained in simple, practical terms. From real-world banking examples to global regulatory requirements.
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Discount Window and LCR Reform Debate Intensifies Ahead of Formal Rule Making
Active debate is continuing in Washington over whether banks' capacity to borrow from the Federal Reserve's discount window against prepositioned collateral should count toward their liquidity coverage ratio requirements. The Bank Policy Institute published new research on 3 October 2026 arguing that discount window capacity should count and that collateral eligibility should be extended beyond Treasuries to include loans to businesses and households. The debate links directly to Fed Chair Warsh's stated goal of shrinking the Fed's balance sheet significantly, which would reduce reserve balances and require an alternative same day liquidity source for banks. Treasury Secretary Bessent has publicly backed recognising discount window borrowing in the LCR.
Source: Bank Policy Institute
Global Bond Selloff Pushes US 30 Year Yield to 24 Year High
In late September and into early October 2026 a broad global bond selloff sent the US 30 year Treasury yield as high as 5.68 percent, a 24 year high, while the 10 year touched 5.34 percent. The French to German 10 year spread widened to 132 basis points, a 14 year extreme, as France prepared its 2027 budget. Japan's 10 year government bond yield broke above 3 percent for the first time since 1996, and UK long dated gilt yields surged past 6 percent. The IMF described markets as functioning in an orderly manner but the move was still the sharpest weekly repricing seen in years.
Source: Bloomberg
Fed Hikes Rates for First Time Since 2023, Signals More to Come
On 16 September 2026 the FOMC voted 12 to 0 to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75 to 4 percent, its first increase since July 2023. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh cited inflation that remains elevated and above the 2 percent goal, driven in part by higher energy prices. Updated projections from Fed officials point to a year end rate of between 4.1 and 4.4 percent, with the next decision due at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting. Markets are now pricing meaningful odds of a further 25 basis point hike before year end.
Source: CNBC
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