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Homeshare buybacks

Dimon rolls trading dice with excess capital

13 June 2024Banks, Risk Commentarybank capital, Basel rules, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, JP Morgan, share buybacks, Stress tests, tradingNick Dunbar

The Fed softened its stress tests, which freed up bank capital, then came the Basel Endgame which would eat it all up again. Now, with the Endgame in doubt, JP Morgan has deployed its excess capital in trading bets

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The great corporate bond rush

29 June 2020Creditcorporate bonds, dividends, share buybacksNick Dunbar

Outstanding corporate bonds grew by $500 billion between March and the end of May. As the Covid-19 pandemic raged, much of this debt was used to pay dividends and even buy back shares.

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