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Higher funding costs, lower loan demand and the potential for increased credit costs continue to drag on the sector heading into second-quarter earnings season.
July 11 -
Investors are keeping a close eye on recent banking news, including Mastercard's latest plan for crypto, Comerica's proposed settlement of a class action, employment gains and skeptical shareholders.
June 25 -
Investors homed in on the benefits of positive economic data for lenders, rather than the possibility of a strong job market delaying interest rate cuts that would help to lower deposit costs and boost credit demand.
June 10 -
Trading halts caused by an error affected 40 stocks Monday morning, including BMO Bank and Banco Santander-Chile.
June 3 -
Bank stocks are up this year as interest rates have leveled off and there are hopes that pressure on lenders' profits could moderate.
May 8 -
Institutions and their investors are facing pressure from climate activists, cautiously awaiting interest rate cuts and adjusting to new Federal Reserve and FDIC policies.
April 23 -
A key bank stock index ticked up after the Federal Reserve hinted that it could lower rates later this year. But there are still a number of economic uncertainties that are holding shareholders back.
March 20 -
The stock prices of five of these banks fell by more than 7% on the day they announced their fourth-quarter results, including two with double-digit decreases.
March 12 -
The KBW Bank Index posted a strong gain after a government report showed employers added 216,000 jobs in December. The labor market strength bodes well for lenders' credit quality but may delay highly anticipated interest rate cuts that would lower banks' funding costs.
January 8 -
A small bank stock index posted its biggest gain of the year in early November before that progress faded. What will it take for investors to sustain confidence in the sector?
December 3