{"id":7013,"date":"2013-03-17T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T02:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=7013"},"modified":"2013-03-17T22:00:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T02:00:48","slug":"j-p-morgan-goldman-get-a-dose-of-feds-reserve-wsj-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/17\/j-p-morgan-goldman-get-a-dose-of-feds-reserve-wsj-com\/","title":{"rendered":"J.P. Morgan, Goldman Get a Dose of Fed's Reserve | WSJ.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Reilly reports on the Fed’s latest stress tests:<\/p>\n

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The passes show how far big U.S. banks have come since the financial crisis. But capital levels seen under the tests, and taking into account the capital-return plans, weren’t especially strong. Tier 1 common ratios for J.P. Morgan and Goldman, for example, were only marginally above the 5% minimum needed.<\/p>\n

What’s more, leverage ratios including capital returns are particularly thin: Of the six biggest banks, four had ratios below 5%. While above the test’s 3% minimum, such levels wouldn’t give banks tremendous room to maneuver in a crisis.<\/p>\n

The leverage ratios are particularly telling because they don’t allow for risk-weighting of assets. That approach is coming under increased criticism for potentially allowing banks to mask the true level of risk on their books.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read more at HEARD ON THE STREET: J.P. Morgan, Goldman Get a Dose of Fed's Reserve – WSJ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Reilly reports on the Fed’s latest stress tests: The passes show how far big U.S. banks have come since the financial crisis. But capital levels seen under the tests, and taking into account the capital-return plans, weren’t especially strong. Tier 1 common ratios for J.P. Morgan and Goldman, for example, were only marginally above … <\/p>\n

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