Wall Street Expects Weak Quarter for Trading -- WSJ

Dow Jones2023-06-02

By Ben Eisen

 

Major Wall Street banks are signaling a weak quarter for their trading businesses.

At an industry conference this week, they telegraphed that markets calmed in the second-quarter compared with the topsy-turvy markets a year ago, leading to cooldown in both fixed income and equities.

   -- Goldman Sachs projected that trading will be down about 25% from a year 
      ago. "Our clients are kind of sitting a bit more in their hands right now, 
      " said John Waldron, the bank's chief operating officer, on Thursday. 
 
   -- Morgan Stanley co-president Andy Saperstein said Wednesday that trading 
      would be "notably down" from a year ago and that investment banking would 
      also struggle. "As an industry, we've been in a sustained trough since 
      last year," he said. 
 
   -- Bank of America suggested Thursday it would buck the trend and post a 
      relatively flat quarter in sales and trading. CEO Brian Moynihan 
      attributed that to a multi-year investment the bank made in growing the 
      business. 
 
   -- JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank, is scheduled to present at the 
      conference on Friday. 
 

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June 01, 2023 15:30 ET (19:30 GMT)

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