First quarter net income increased by 10% from a year earlier to €1.45bn
Seventh successive quarter of declining volumes dashes hopes for revival as high interest rates continue to bite
Eurozone’s largest bank forecasts rise in full-year profits and revenues even as interest rates are expected to fall
Plus, one UK local council gets wooed by a Monaco hedge fund and Rodolphe Saadé leans into building a media empire
Docklands financial estate renegotiates borrowing terms against backdrop of falling office valuations