Bank stocks rise as Fed releases easier 2025 stress test, signaling potential gains

From CNBC: 2025-02-06 13:02:24

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser spoke at a conference in Beverly Hills. Bank shares rose after the Fed released parameters for the 2025 stress test, which showed smaller impacts on the U.S. economy than previous years. Big banks like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs saw gains, signaling a potentially friendlier regulatory regime under the Trump administration. The changes in the stress test could lead to banks holding smaller capital cushions later this year.

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