Bloomberg ABN Amro Bank NV said it expects to see the benefits from higher interest rates in the second half of the year, joining European peers in cheering the end of negative rates. The Dutch lender reported higher-than-expected profit as improvements in its loan book allowed it to release provisions for bad debt. While net interest income continued to …

  Bloomberg Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country’s largest lender, posted an 11% jump in profit but warned that steeper borrowing costs and inflation were hitting consumer demand. The Sydney-based bank warned of a challenging outlook as the twin economic pressures worsened the cost-of-living burden, when it reported full-year earnings. It posted a cash profit of $6.7 billion for …

  Bloomberg Stocks trimmed a rally on Thursday spurred by softer-than-expected US inflation data as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve officials who remained resolute on the need for further interest-rate increases. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index surrendered an initial advance. US futures pared gains, after the S&P 500 hit a three-month high and the Nasdaq 100 pulled 20% above a …