All eyes have been on Switzerland this week as the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting convenes in Davos. The stock market largely shrugged off the Trump drama. In terms of S&P 500 trading volume, it seemed more concerned with Walmart's earnings.
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In US bank results, Goldman Sachs retained its lead in US banks equity trading results for Q4 2025, taking back the crown from Morgan Stanley after a Q3 dip. Citi has remained at the bottom of the pile, falling by 27% from Q3.
The results emphasise how banks are having to increase their risk and balance sheets to earn the same trading revenues, with growing dependence on outsized ‘alpha trades’.
