Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the market dislocations of the past year resulting from the pandemic had changed the impact that the supplementary leverage ratio was having on the largest banks. After temporarily easing the requirement, the central bank is considering longer-term reforms.

June 16
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“When leverage requirements are binding, it does skew incentives for firms to substitute lower-risk assets for high-risk ones," said Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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