Nordic Banks Face Earnings Pressure -- Market Talk

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Jul 07, 2025

1215 GMT - Nordic banks face a second-quarter earnings drop of 5% on the quarter, on weaker net interest income, subdued fees and higher costs, Bank of America Securities analyst Tarik El Mejjad writes. The latest rate cuts in Sweden and Norway have clouded expectations for the trough in net interest income, with BofA expecting the trough to come in the third quarter for SEB and Nordea, and the fourth quarter for Swedbank and Handelsbanken. BofA remains constructive on Danske Bank, thanks to the possibility of higher distributions, and DNB, on strong loan growth and buybacks restarting. "In contrast, we stay cautious on the Swedish banks relative to peers, especially Swedbank and Handelsbanken, where we expect a difficult quarter for net interest income and several more quarters of pressure." (dominic.chopping@wsj.com)

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