Basel

Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell said capital levels have been well calibrated but that some changes to the capital rules may be in order to make compliance easier.

EU-based banks are citing a U.S. Treasury Department report as reason to slow-walk international regulatory standards.

The Trump administration is prepping recommendations to address shortcomings in the capital markets in a report to be released next month, a top Treasury Department official said Monday.

A perfect risk-based capital ratio obviously is preferable to an admittedly imperfect leverage ratio. The problem is there is no perfect risk-based measure.

Having a leverage ratio as a backstop to risk-based capital requirements is sound, but the way it is currently calibrated is having a dramatic effect on financial markets.

The advanced approach has limited value, eliminating it has no downside risks and regulators have better tools at their disposal.

The Bank for International Settlements, the Basel-based central bankers' bank, isn't ready to call an end to financial globalization.

The administration’s regulatory blueprint would undermine the calculation of the so-called leverage ratio, a key ingredient in determining large banks’ capital strength.

In the end, many of the reforms designed to protect the global financial system and leading global economies from future crises could be erased.

Recent data on derivatives suggests strongly that increased clearing has occurred apparently at the expense of reporting dealers.