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Investors' Chronicle

CHAPTER

Banking Sector Insights: A Mixed Bag

This chapter analyzes the recent banking sector reporting season, with a focus on banks like West, Barclays, and Lloyds, and the mixed market reactions to their results. It explores structural hedging practices that allow UK banks to manage interest rate fluctuations while discussing the critical balance between capital ratios and shareholder expectations. Additionally, it highlights key financial metrics, such as return on equity and liquidity measures, revealing trends and differences between US and UK banks since the financial crisis.

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