Best Profit Since 2011 Signals Europe’s Banks Turning Corner
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The largest banks in the euro area posted their highest combined profit in more than four years, a sign the beleaguered industry may be turning the corner.
The 10 biggest lenders by assets in the region earned 11.4 billion euros ($12.4 billion) in net income in the second quarter, the most since the first three months of 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg show. All the firms reported at least double-digit profit gains from a year earlier.