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The full extent of the December slowdown in sales and trading was laid bare today, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch reporting a double-digit decline in markets revenues and Citigroup a worse-than-expected drop.
Financial News on Monday predicted that a tough final month of the year was likely to impact fourth-quarter investment banking revenues, with Citi and BAML revising down their bonus pools accordingly.