The 2025 stress tests by the Fed and EBA revealed stronger-than-expected resilience, despite harsher adverse scenarios. Improved profitability and net interest margins drove smaller capital depletion, challenging conventional expectations.
Este trabajo analiza las últimas pruebas de estrés, contrastando los enfoques de la Fed y el BCE, así como ambos frente a ejercicios anteriores, y con especial consideración de los elementos de ajuste complementarios de los escenarios y metodologías convencionales.
In efforts to achieve convergence with EU supervisory standards and in response to recommendations from the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the Bank of Spain has recently announced significant revisions to the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB), increasing it gradually from 0% at present to 1% by year-end 2026 and introducing greater flexibility. The changes highlight the need to recalibrate Spain’s CCyB, taking into account potential tensions between micro and macro perspectives, to allow for greater adaptability in response to the economic cycle.
Este artículo propone una evaluación del diseño y uso de los colchones de capital, destacando la necesidad de una redefinición que permita una mayor adaptabilidad al ciclo económico.