Deutsche Bank Research analysts Jan Schildbach and Claudius Wenzel analyze the factors leading to a sharp divide between the performance and outlook of the European banks vis-à-vis their U.S. counterparts. “On the one hand, US banks are back at pre-crisis record profitability levels – indeed, in Q2 this year they reported their highest quarterly net income ever (USD 42 bn). On the other, European institutions are struggling to find new ground in a profoundly changed, politically and economically more challenging operating environment…” The yawning gap The stock market, that ruthless arbiter, has shown clearly that investors favor U.S. banks –…
Bank Revenues Down In Europe But Stable In The U.S.
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