{"id":93553,"date":"2026-07-30T06:56:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/93553\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:56:35","slug":"standard-chartered-investment-bank-profit-dented-by-middle-east-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/93553\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Chartered investment bank profit dented by Middle East war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skip to main content<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnlondon.com\/investment-banking?mod=article_investment-banking\" class=\"css-1le9gcc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"e3jz46g1 css-1jhe5ex\">Investment Banking<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"e1i4xuka1 css-t2c86o\">The bank has increased credit impairments in its corporate and investment bank, which weighed on profit despite an increase in dealmaking fees<\/p>\n<p>By <a data-testid=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnlondon.com\/authors\/9004?mod=article_byline\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Author page for Paul Clarke\" class=\"epvx9353 css-kmvtuc-AuthorLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Paul Clarke<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"erj5qyg2 css-9xc76i\">Wednesday, 29 July 2026 at 04:39<\/p>\n<p>*{pointer-events:none;}.css-aldp5x-MainStack:has(:focus-visible){outline-color:rgba(4,114,238,1);outline-style:solid;outline-width:3px;outline-offset:1px;}]]>*{pointer-events:none;}.css-1rqe0dh-MainStack:has(:focus-visible){outline-color:rgba(4,114,238,1);outline-style:solid;outline-width:3px;outline-offset:1px;}]]>Sharep{font-family:var(&#8211;fontFamily010);font-weight:300;line-height:1.2;}.css-1hql49r [data-inset_type=&#8221;pullquote&#8221;] blockquote>small{font-size:15px;color:var(&#8211;color-neutral600);}@media screen and (min-width:1300px){.css-1hql49r [data-inset_type=&#8221;pullquote&#8221;] blockquote>p{padding-right:28rem;}}]]><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-16aepit e97g10i0\">Copyright \u00a92026 eFinancial News Limited. 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