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Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB)

The risk that changes in interest rates hurt a bank's earnings or the economic value of its banking book.

IRRBB arises because a bank's assets and liabilities reprice at different times and rates. When rates move, both net interest income and the present value of future cash flows change.

Supervisors expect banks to measure it from two angles: the effect on earnings, usually net interest income, and the effect on value, captured by the economic value of equity.

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