EBA’s annual stress tests will include falling commodity and property prices and risk of debt default European regulators will test banks’ financial strength against two years of economic contraction,falling commodity and property prices and further regulatory fines as fears mount over lenders’ ability to resist shocks.
The European Banking Authority said on Wednesday its annual stress test programme – which covers UK banks Barclays, HSBC, and Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland – would assess banks’ resilience when faced with a slowing global economy. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com