US bank CEOs hail boost to economy from tax cuts

Banks are booking big charges in the fourth quarter, but the domestic names are sitting pretty for the future as US taxes fall.

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The reaction to the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act announced in December was pretty much universally positive among bank CEOs reporting results in January, but the effects varied a lot – mostly due to the fact that levels of historic deferred tax assets (DTAs) are far from equal.

At Goldman Sachs, CFO Marty Chavez said there was “clearly the potential for increased business activity” resulting from more mergers and acquisitions, more financing and more economic growth in general.

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