Today’s Wall Street Journal article “Banks Shift Bond Portfolios” by Michael Rappaport contains a wealth of information on banks Held to Maturity securities. The article makes the claim that by shifting these assets, the banks are shielding themselves from interest rate hikes that will likely occur into the future.
Calcbench’s tools give users access to the same data within a few mouse clicks. Below is a snippet from a time series table that shows exactly the data that the article refers to. Easy to get and easier to use.
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