Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks
- Written by Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
www.shutterstock.comSet against the backdrop of an economy healing from 2020’s annus horribilis, this week’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) from the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) was cautiously reassuring: the country’s financial system is sound, though vulnerabilities remain.
Banks have managed to increase their capital buffers,...
