In both cases, we can enhance the predictability of our supervisory process by inviting public feedback on any applicable guidance or other supervisory standards. - 14 For example, in connection with a recent rule on our capital planning requirements, we invited public feedback on our outstanding supervisory guidance on capital distributions for firms of all sizes.
A comparison of the risks involved when short-term rates are rising with the risks to financial stability of rates remaining low is not easy, as it depends on the relative assessment of the two types of risks and on the magnitude of a potential increase in short-term rates.