Three numbers will determine the direction of share prices on earnings day: the actual decline in net interest income (NII), the resilience of wealth management fees and cost of credit (CoC)
The main drag is structural net interest margin (NIM) compression. Both SORA (Singapore Overnight Rate Average) and HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) have moved lower, putting unavoidable pressure on the big three banks’ NII
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