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Time for capital planning is now

July 26, 2016

Bankers continue to face the unfortunate challenge of preparing for rising interest rates, while living in the midst of a falling rate environment. And that’s not all.

Take continued global economic uncertainty—flight to quality/safety/higher yields with longer term U.S. bond purchases increasing every day. Combine this with the Federal Reserve continuing to reinvest bond cash flows coming off of its artificially ballooned balance sheet. Both have contributed to a considerably flatter yield curve.

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