Jerome Powell actually said...

We think we need the leverage ratio as a high and hard backstop to risk-based capital. We think that the current calibration of the enhanced supplemental leverage ratio is not appropriate.

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Powell discusses the need for recalibrating the leverage ratio in banking regulations.

02/26/2018

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