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Capital stress test for UK’s largest banks launched by BOE

( March 24, 2025, 10:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK’s seven largest and “most systemic” banks today saw the launch of the Bank Capital Stress Test by the Bank of England. The test involves a hypothetical stress scenario to assess a bank’s resilience to severe shocks. The scenarios tested include world trade falling by 20 percent, oil and gas prices rising sharply, inflation peaking at 10 percent, and residential property prices falling by 28 percent. The results of the test will be used to inform how capital buffers are set for the UK banking system and for the banks that participated in the test, which were: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander and Standard Chartered.Statement below....

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