Big US Banks Continued to Report Robust Earnings
The six big US banks (XLF) (VFH)—JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Wells Fargo (WFC), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Bank of America (BAC)—posted record profits in 1Q18 due to tax savings under the new tax law. According to an Associated Press estimate, the six banks saved at least $3.59 billion last quarter due to the new tax law.