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Wall street urges US regulators to further ease Basel capital rules, FT reports

By Thomson Reuters Jun 17, 2026 | 11:17 PM

June 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street groups are warning US ​regulators that ‌their plans to implement “Basel Endgame” global bank capital requirements will ‌affect ​liquidity ⁠in Treasury markets, ⁠urging them to rework proposals to manage risk, the ​Financial Times reported on ⁠Thursday.

Three of ⁠the world’s top ​financial trade bodies ​have written a letter ‌to the U.S. Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance ⁠Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller ⁠of ‌the Currency, urging ⁠them to ​change ‌their proposals, the ​FT ⁠report said, citing a copy of the letter.

(Reporting by Anusha Shah in ​Bengaluru)