-- 匯豐銀行（HSBA.L）週二維持其中期業績展望，手續費和利息收入的成長抵消了預期信貸損失和營運支出的增加。 截至3月31日的三個月，歸屬於母公司普通股股東的稅後利潤年增69.4億美元，高於去年同期的69.3億美元，財富管理費和淨利息收入的成長部分抵消了更高的減損準備、營運支出和其他一次性損失。稅前利潤從94.8億美元小漲至93.8億美元。 淨利息收入年增89.5億美元，高於去年同期的83億美元，主要得益於存款餘額成長和市場利率下降。淨手續費收入也從33.2億美元增加至37.2億美元。 這家英國銀行的淨營業收入為173.2億美元，高於去年同期的167.7億美元，得益於其四大主要業務部門的整體收入成長。平均有形權益年化報酬率從17.9%降至17.3%。 在此背景下，董事會宣布維持2026年首次中期股息每股0.1美元不變，並確認集團2026年至2028年不計重大項目的有形權益回報率至少為17%的財務目標。 鑑於利率前景改善，匯豐銀行將2026年銀行業淨利息收入預期從至少450億美元上調至460億美元。公司同時預期信貸損失準備金占平均貸款總額的比例為45個基點，高於2月份給出的40個基點的預期。 匯豐銀行表示：「集團已做好充分準備，應對我們所處全球環境中普遍存在的變化和不確定性，包括與中東衝突相關的變化和不確定性。」該公司警告稱，在包括油價上漲、通貨膨脹加劇、GDP大幅放緩和失業率上升等在內的嚴重壓力情景下，其稅前利潤可能會受到中高個位數百分比的不利影響。
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