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Banks' balancing act between Basel, dividends, growth, the Fed and Trump

A Harris victory, along with a clean sweep of Congress by the Democrats, should be “neutral to positive” for both equities and bonds, says Vasu Menon, managing director of investment strategy at OCBC.

When complete in 1Q2027, the 430,000 sq ft OCBC Punggol will house up to 4,000 staff.

The subscription period for the Class Q shares will close on September 24.

Some users had been unable to access OCBC’s website and mobile banking services on Sept 1.

The Fed did “meaningful” inter-meeting cuts in 2020 during the outbreak of Covid-19, notes one analyst.

“We haven’t seen high interest rates for so long, but, of course, one day it will come down.”

This does not mean “game over” for medium- to long-term investors.