The Fed's $200 Billion Bank Stimulus Poses a Big Risk

Published on March 17, 2026

The Federal Reserve is about to give America’s biggest lenders an extra $200 billion of capital to play with. Later this week, US regulators will launch fresh proposals to update and, in some ways, loosen US capital rules that will fuel stock buybacks, lending and trading.

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