Finance
Fed Climate Stress Test Model for Banks Seen in Research Paper
- Model could be first step toward more formal scenario analysis
- Model finds ‘economically substantial’ hit on banks in 2020
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A new study published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York offers a model for potential future stress tests on big banks for their exposure to risks from climate change, according to Morgan Stanley.
The paper, written by a New York Fed economist and two co-authors, amounts to an “important step” toward formal stress testing of the sector for climate risks, analysts at the New York-based bank wrote in a note to clients.