This European Central Bank (ECB) publication - Stress Test Analytics for Macroprudential Purposes in the euro area (STAMP€) - offers a suite of analytical tools for those interested in stress-testing frameworks and has been developed by ECB staff over the past few years.

Macroprudential policy can comprise a broad range of issues and topics. This is clearly reflected in the second issue of the ECB's Macroprudential Bulletin. The Bulletin starts with the macroprudential effects of the EU-wide bank stress testing exercise. The first chapter of the Bulletin...

The results of this paper provide empirical evidence that regulatory capital ratios drive bank Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and that markets react more to changes in capital requirements if implemented via direct adjustments to Pillar 1 risk weights than imposed as a percentage of Risk-Weighted...

The Administrative Board of Review (ABoR) is a body of the ECB that carries out reviews of the institution's supervisory decisions. An administrative review may be requested by any person or legal entity directly affected by an ECB supervisory decision. The ABoR members are independent external...