by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jul 15, 2024 | Risk Report
Banks should hold enough capital. That is hard to argue with no matter if you are on Team Regulator or Team Bank. Where it gets a little more contentious is how much is enough. Burned by the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, regulators far and wide tend to equate...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jun 24, 2024 | Risk Report
Many of us know the chain of events set in motion, when you tell a toddler in very specific terms what they should NOT do. Sometimes financial markets act in the same way. In this year’s yen episodes, the grown-up is the Japanese top foreign-exchange official, Masato...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jun 17, 2024 | Risk Report
Yes, I am that old.* Sometimes, when a group of big economies have been through some tough times together, but then find they are recovering at different speeds, they might have to start lowering their interest rates before the biggest one is ready. That doesn’t mean...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jun 10, 2024 | Risk Report
The Risk Report is always excited to dive into news details that validate what it already believes to be true. And if it can be combined with topical lyrics from Queen Bey, it is even better. So, remember the yield curve? The one by all measures has been inverted for...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Jun 3, 2024 | Risk Report
It is widely felt and reported that housing costs have entered the painful range. Especially more recent home buyers (with less equity built up) and those in areas prone to extreme weather events are struggling, because they are being hit thrice or even quince...
