Carver Thesis Tracker
Bullish/bearish reads aggregated from Carver-annotated regulatory events
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NBER 2026-peak recession by 2026-12-31 ↑ 0 ↓ 0 direct
The NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee publicly announces that the U.S. entered a recession with the peak month occurring in 2026, and this announcement is made on or before 2026-12-31.
Carver Signal Narrative
Regulatory developments center on bank capital and leverage tweaks (eSLR, TLAC, CBLR) effective into 2026, which may nudge credit conditions but offer no clear recession signal. Routine TIC flows, Treasury statements, call reports, and state labor data provide only weak, indirect reads. The market awaits 2026 national macro releases and an eventual NBER dating decision to determine whether a 2026 recession occurs.
Settlement entities
Regulatory timeline (20)
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→ neutral ○ ContextTreasury International Capital Data for March
TIC March data reflect capital flows and are at best an indirect macro/financial signal; alone they don't materially change odds of an NBER 2026 peak.
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→ neutral ○ ContextEconomic Policy Statements to TBAC: 2026 - 2nd Quarter
Treasury Q2 policy statements provide background macro information (BEA/BLS/CEA inputs) but don't directly indicate an NBER 2026 recession peak.
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→ neutral ○ Context2026-04-30 - New Jersey Employment Report: March 2026
State-level (New Jersey) employment report offers local labor data that minimally informs NBER’s national 2026 recession dating; negligible directional signal.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionAgencies Finalize Changes to Community Bank Leverage Ratio
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionApr 23, 2026 - Final Rule on Revisions to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) Framework | FIL-19-2026
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionAgencies Finalize Changes to Community Bank Leverage Ratio
Neutral — community bank leverage-rule changes affect bank resilience/credit supply but give no clear signal on whether NBER will date a 2026 recession.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionCommunity Bank Leverage Ratio: Final Rule
Final OCC rule on community bank leverage has limited, indirect effects on lending/stability and provides no clear signal for an NBER‑dated 2026 recession.
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→ neutral ○ ContextOver 53 Million Filers Claimed At Least One of President Trump’s Signature New Tax Cuts
U.S. Department of the Treasury — United States Department of the Treasury: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ SignalRegulatory Capital Rule: Category I and II Banking Organizations, Banking Organizations with Significant Trading Activity, and Optional Adoption for Other Banking Organizations
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ SignalRegulatory Capital Rule: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets
FDIC capital-rule could affect bank lending and financial stability but is an indirect, small signal on 2026 recession odds.
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→ neutral ○ SignalRegulatory Capital: Category I and II Banking Organizations, Banking Organizations With Significant Trading Activity, and Optional Adoption for Other Banking Organizations
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ ContextTreasury International Capital Data for January
Routine Treasury International Capital release gives capital-flow data but doesn't directly indicate an NBER 2026-peak recession; minimal impact on odds.
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→ neutral ○ ContextPresident Trump’s Tax Cuts are Putting More Money Back into the Pockets of American Families and Workers
U.S. Department of the Treasury — United States Department of the Treasury: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ SignalTreasury, IRS issue guidance on the additional first year depreciation deduction amended as part of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service — Internal Revenue Service: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
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→ neutral ○ ContextConsolidated Reports of Condition and Income for Fourth Quarter 2025
Q4‑2025 Call Report release provides bank health data that can modestly inform recession assessments but does not determine NBER dating.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionRegulatory Capital Rule: Modifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies 12 CFR Part 324 RIN 3064–AG11 Final rule Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Final rule changing G‑SIB capital/TLAC standards (effective 1/1/26) mildly affects bank resilience and lending but has indirect, small impact on 2026 recession odds.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionFinal Rule to Modify the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio
FDIC eSLR rule affects bank capital/lending and thus recession risk, but it's an indirect, ambiguous signal and doesn't directly determine NBER dating.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionModifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions: Final Rule
OCC final rule on GSIB leverage standards affects bank resilience/lending indirectly but gives no clear directional signal on a 2026 NBER recession.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionAgencies Issue Final Rule to Modify Certain Regulatory Capital Standards
Indirect, ambiguous effect on recession risk; capital-rule tweaks could slightly affect bank lending/resilience but don't directly change odds of an NBER 2026 peak.
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→ neutral ○ Binding ActionFDIC Announces Three Orders Against Discover Bank, Greenwood, Delaware
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: tangential to resolution, no directional effect.
Resolution criteria
Resolves YES if the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Business Cycle Dating Committee announces that the United States entered an economic recession with a peak month in 2026, on or before 2026-12-31. Resolves NO otherwise.