Citi expects banking, trading results to climb despite US tariff "anxiety"
Banking fees will increase by a mid-single digit percentage in the second quarter versus the previous year, while markets revenue will rise by a mid-to-high single digit percentage, he told investors at a conference.
(Reporting by Tatiana Bautzer and Basil Arasu Kannagi, editing by Lananh Nguyen)
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