Through FICC and thin

摘要

Politicians tend to tar all bankers with the same brush. The results unveiled this week by America's financial giants were, however, far from uniform. Citigroup and Bank of America (BofA) posted thumping quarterly losses. Morgan Stanley eked out a modest gain. Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase made healthy profits. Goldman Sachs was expected to report a glittering set of numbers as The Economist went to press.