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Published in TZ Latest News 23 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Why Aren’t Higher Interest Rates Helping Citigroup?

As interest rates continue to head higher, banks should earn more money from net interest income. Yet, even though the Federal Reserve has raised rates twice since the beginning of December, Citigroup‘s (NYSE: C) net interest margin fell in the first quarter, meaning that it generated a lower net yield from its portfolio of interest-earning assets this year than it did in the first quarter of 2016.

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