Днес чакаме отчетите на големите американски банки. Ниската волатилност означава ниски печалби от търговия с облигации. Но пък покачващите се лихви са добре дошли.
The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy should be a boon for banks. Lenders have pushed up interest charges for borrowers: the “prime rate”, used to determine the prices of loans such as credit cards, has risen from 3.5 per cent a year ago to 4.25 per cent. Depositors, meanwhile, continue to be squeezed. The average rate on savings accounts has remained unchanged — a paltry 0.08 per cent.
The results should show banks are pocketing the difference. The closely watched “net interest margin” (NIM) — the gap between banks’ cost of funds and their returns from loans and other assets — hit a 60-year low last year. After an 8 point improvement in the first three months, Barclays reckons NIMs will rise between 3 and 6 basis points in the second quarter.
Investors want to know how long banks can hold the line on deposit rates. It is only a matter of time before competition forces them to offer savers better deals.
The results should show banks are pocketing the difference. The closely watched “net interest margin” (NIM) — the gap between banks’ cost of funds and their returns from loans and other assets — hit a 60-year low last year. After an 8 point improvement in the first three months, Barclays reckons NIMs will rise between 3 and 6 basis points in the second quarter.
Investors want to know how long banks can hold the line on deposit rates. It is only a matter of time before competition forces them to offer savers better deals.
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