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A change in interest rates, used to analyse interest rate risk.
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In [[business cycle]] theory and finance, any economic quantity that is positively correlated with the overall state of the economy.


The simplest form of interest rate shock used in modelling is a change which is:
Any quantity that tends to increase when the overall economy is growing.


*Immediate; and
 
*Permanent;
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*And which affects all interest rates by an equal amount.
 
The additional amplification effects resulting from the structure of the financial system.
 
The performance of banks tends to be procyclical. They thrive when the economy is strong, and suffer disproportionately when the general economy is weak.
 
This is a problem, because it can amplify financial instability.
 
Basel III sought to address the problem of the procyclicality of the largest banks' capital, by requiring them to hold countercyclical capital buffers.
 
 
The opposite of procyclical is ''countercyclical''.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Interest rate risk]]
* [[Bank]]
* [[Non-parallel shock]]
* [[Basel III]]
* [[Parallel shock]]
* [[Buffer]]
* [[Shock]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Capital buffer]]
* [[Countercyclical]]
* [[Countercyclical buffer]]
* [[Cyclical]]
* [[Economy]]
* [[Procyclicality]]
* [[Prudential]]
* [[Supervision]]
* [[Total Loss Absorbing Capacity]]


[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 08:48, 1 December 2023

1.

In business cycle theory and finance, any economic quantity that is positively correlated with the overall state of the economy.

Any quantity that tends to increase when the overall economy is growing.


2.

The additional amplification effects resulting from the structure of the financial system.

The performance of banks tends to be procyclical. They thrive when the economy is strong, and suffer disproportionately when the general economy is weak.

This is a problem, because it can amplify financial instability.

Basel III sought to address the problem of the procyclicality of the largest banks' capital, by requiring them to hold countercyclical capital buffers.


The opposite of procyclical is countercyclical.


See also