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As investment banks struggle to make heads or tails of the harsh new normal, here is an attempt to make sense of a variable set of the first-quarter results (in US dollars).

There were a few bright spots: investment banking revenues increased by 15% and those stubborn costs fell by 6%. But revenues across the industry fell by 6%, led by a 13% drop in fixed income. Pre-tax profits also edged downwards.

Financial News's investment banking columnist William Wright analyses the first-quarter figures from the world's largest banks

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How was it for you? The first quarter at a glance

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Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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The UK lender has given the leading compliance job to a 20-year veteran

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The UK lender has tapped a veteran dealmaker to head up a key area of growth

Several big law firms are discussing $500 million in pro bono legal services with the White House to avert restrictions on their business, people familiar with the matter said.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped persuade the president to take some time and negotiate with trading partners in the face of pressure from business leaders.

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Generative AI is going to reinvent virtually every customer experience and enable entirely new ones that have only been dreamed about, Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy said.

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Carney said the 90-day pause, and Trump’s pledge to negotiate new trading arrangements with dozens of countries, “will likely result in a fundamental restructuring of the global trading system.”

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The BOE said that further sharp falls in asset prices are likely.

Bank of England Warns of Tariffs Threat to Stability of Global Financial System

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