0010 GMT - Australian bank earnings look largely locked in for the upcoming earnings season. It's what follows that bothers Macquarie. "We believe medium-term earnings risks remain skewed to the downside as interest rates continue to fall which should drive bank underperformance," Macquarie says. The bank expects Australian interest rates to fall another 125 basis points. Macquarie has neutral calls on NAB and ANZ, and underperform ratings on CBA and Westpac. ANZ appears to have the greatest potential for valuation gains, Macquarie says. Still, the bank remains "cautious ahead of a potential rebasing of earnings expectations and limited visibility into the new CEO's approach to strategy and execution." (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)
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