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JPMorgan lending outlook suffers from Fed’s reversal

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co was hit by the Federal Reserve’s about-face on interest rates in the second quarter, warning that lending income will fall in the second half. The largest US bank cut its full-year outlook for net interest income — revenue from customers’ loan payments minus what the bank pays depositors — by $500 million. NII accounted for ...

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Libra not to launch until US regulators satisfied

Bloomberg Facebook Inc won’t launch Libra, the controversial cryptocurrency it’s planning to build with dozens of partner firms, until regulators’ concerns are fully addressed, according to the company’s top executive on the project. David Marcus, who will appear before members of both houses of US Congress to discuss the project this week, said Facebook will also get ‘appropriate approvals’ before ...

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Wells Fargo’s net interest income lowest since 2016

Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co is already feeling the sting of falling rates. Net interest income (NII), the difference between what the bank charges borrowers and what it pays depositors, fell to the lowest since 2016. That brought the net interest margin to a lower-than-expected 2.82 percent. Declining interest rates and a potential Federal Reserve cut have fuelled concern across ...

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