The Q4 earnings season is just around the corner and investors are eagerly waiting for the results of the mega banks, which remained in the spotlight throughout the quarter for a number of reasons.
Heightening concerns about rising interest rates, trade tensions and political uncertainty kept the broader markets under pressure, but the continued economic improvement has provided some respite.
Flattening, and sometimes inversion of the yield curve during the fourth quarter, is expected to have a negative impact on banks’ financials. Banks typically benefit from steepening of yield curve.
