What's a Countercyclical Capital Buffer? Here's a Rundown

Kaitlyn Hoevelmann

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Abstract: A countercyclical capital buffer is designed to shore up financial system resiliency by having banks build up extra capital during booms to protect against losses in downturns.

Date: 2020-02-26
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