Credit score Suisse has warned it can in all probability report a loss within the second quarter as its funding banking division was hit by market volatility from the battle in Ukraine, the tapering of coronavirus pandemic stimulus measures and financial tightening in response to rising world inflation.
The Swiss financial institution stated on Wednesday that whereas revenue from advisory companies had benefited from market volatility within the three months to the top of June, it had suffered from “weak buyer flows and ongoing shopper deleveraging, notably within the [Asia-Pacific] area”.
The group’s funding banking division additionally struggled in April and Could due to low fairness and debt issuance and widening credit score spreads as international locations around the globe tightened financial coverage at totally different speeds.
Credit score Suisse introduced in April a sweeping overhaul of high government roles after posting a loss within the first quarter of this yr because the lender sought to maneuver on from a succession of latest crises.