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Earnings of the biggest six US banks by assets — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley — are forecast to have increased 16 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier, after excluding nearly $10bn in payments lenders made to the federal deposit insurance fund at the end of 2023 to cover the costs of that year’s regional bank failures, according to data from Bloomberg.
彭博(Bloomberg)的数据显示，美国按资产计算最大的六家银行——摩根大通(JPMorgan Chase)、美国银行(Bank of America)、花旗集团(Citigroup)、富国银行(Wells Fargo)、高盛(Goldman Sachs)和摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)——的季度利润预计比上一年同期增长了16%，这是在排除2023年底贷款机构向联邦存款保险基金支付的近100亿美元以弥补当年地区银行倒闭的成本之后。
The bumper profit expectations follow a rise in market volatility in the run-up to the November 5 US election, and then a big rally in equities in the weeks that followed. Several big banks, including Citi and JPMorgan, said late last year higher trading activity had boosted their revenues.
在11月5日美国大选前夕，市场波动性上升，随后几周股市大幅上涨，推动了丰厚的利润预期。包括花旗和摩根大通在内的多家大银行在去年年底表示，交易活动的增加提振了它们的收入。
——本文2024年1月14日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 Big US banks set for $31bn quarterly profit as Wall Street business booms
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Crude prices on Monday reached their highest level since August as Indian and Chinese refiners scrambled to find alternative supplies after tough new US sanctions targeting Russian oil revenues.
原油价格周一涨至自去年8月以来的最高水平。美国针对俄罗斯石油收入实施新一轮严厉制裁后，印度和中国炼油企业竞相寻找替代供应。
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose as much as 1.9 per cent to $81.29 a barrel in London, beyond the $80.93 high of last October. The gains followed a 3 per cent rise on Friday following the initial announcement of the new sanctions. WTI, the US equivalent, added 2.3 per cent to $78.33.
国际油价基准伦敦布伦特原油(Brent crude)上涨1.9%，至每桶81.29美元，超过去年10月达到的80.93美元的高点。上周五宣布新一轮制裁后，布伦特原油已在当日上涨3%。美国油价基准西得克萨斯中质油(WTI)上涨2.3%，至每桶78.33美元。
Giovanni Staunovo, an oil analyst for UBS, said there had been reports that refineries in China — the world’s largest oil importer — and India — the third-largest — were seeking new sources of crude after the US announced sanctions on producers including Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas.
瑞银(UBS)石油市场分析师乔瓦尼•斯陶诺沃(Giovanni Staunovo)表示，在美国宣布对俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司旗下石油企业Gazprom Neft以及苏尔古特油气公司(Surgutneftegas)等生产商实施制裁后，有报告称，中国（世界最大石油进口国）和印度（世界第三大石油进口国）的炼油厂正在寻找新的原油来源。
——本文2024年1月14日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 Crude hits six-month high as new US sanctions trigger global supply fears
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——本文2024年1月14日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 Aircraft shortages will drag on for years, predict leasing bosses
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Artificial intelligence faces different regulations in Northern Ireland and Britain as a new EU law is phased in from next month, just as the UK attempts to step up its global AI ambitions.
随着欧盟从下个月起逐步实施新法律，而英国正试图加强其在全球人工智能领域的雄心，人工智能在北爱尔兰和英国面临着不同的法规。
The latest example of post-Brexit regulatory divergence follows differences between the UK and EU over permitted levels of arsenic in baby food and the size of fonts on chemical products and comes as the UK government on Monday announced a major investment in its AI capability.
英国脱欧后监管分歧的最新例子是，英国和欧盟在婴儿食品中砷的允许含量和化学产品字体大小方面存在分歧。与此同时，英国政府周一宣布对其人工智能能力进行重大投资。
——本文2024年1月14日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 Artificial intelligence to be regulated differently in Northern Ireland and Britain
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