DCW Monthly: October 2026
This month’s content follows a standby LC past issuance and asks a practical question: once the instrument is out
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While acknowledging the reporting of trade finance data is “scarce and fragmented”, an article released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) – the US central bank – suggests that trade finance instruments pose little potential risk to the banking system, primarily because these products and services account for a small and shrinking segment of banks’ overall business.
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