FRANKFURT: European banks probably failed to live up to US peers’ record fourth-quarter profits as they set aside more money for troubled loans and missed out on the rally in equities trading.
Ten of Europe’s biggest lenders probably set aside US$15bil for doubtful credit in the fourth quarter, taking the year’s total to US$61.5bil, the highest since 2012, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
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