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| So again, this principle of sustainable growth, this is one of the things I think Brian has done a good job of leading us through the long term |
| I'm really proud of the US in the way that we have a really robust stress testing system |
| And the industry's margins stabilized nicely during that period |
| So we're now at levels that are consistent with kind of 2018, 2019, a period that we thought was very good in terms of asset quality, well inside of where we underwrote them |
| It's very encouraging |
| So we feel better about NII, I'd say, overall |
| And then with customer behavior returning to normal, the credit experience has been very strong |
| Jim and the team have done a wonderful job there of just continuing to grow |
| It's remarkable with 500 plus basis points of rate increases, it's resilient for you and your peers |
| So we're fortunate right now that we've got four cylinders that are driving organic growth |
| And our commercial asset quality has generally been excellent |
| And what's most encouraging, I think for us as a management team is we're seeing now growth in all four of those big segments |
| And on the global market side, as we've continued to invest in the franchise, we obviously feel very good about that |
| And on the commercial side, we feel like things are pretty good also |
| When we look at the investment banking side, we've had better capital markets activity |
| So the businesses are good at doing what they do anyway |
| You -- Brian has been very focused over the last 10 years on operating leverage, and you guys have done a good job in creating positive operating leverage |
| Obviously, you've got a great position to really see what's going on in the United States because of your depth of the business you have here |
| So those are obviously two positive developments |
| We feel pretty good about deposits overall |
| And then there's some interesting areas where Brian has done a really good job, I think, of reinforcing in local markets, for example, we've got 90 of them around the country |
| And so that feels good to us |
| So we're excited about that |
| First, we're fortunate that we have four great franchises already and that opens the doors in a lot of places |
| Second, I think we're fortunate we have a management team that largely have been working together and under responsible growth now for over a decade, that makes a big difference |
| But that picture, I think you're right, it's been terrific |
| Otherwise the consumer asset quality remains pretty good |
| We're investing in several areas and we're excited about this opportunity over time |
| Those two are very important deposit growth engines for us |
| We can see that incomes are good, unemployment's good |
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| And on the commercial side, I think we're going to be fighting this headwind around revolver utilization for a little while here |
| So as a result, we saw -- I think, that was pretty much a headwind we had to get through all of last year, that's continuing a little bit |
| The consumer stuff has been coming down, it's been slowing in terms of the declines |
| So there will be a period of NII headwinds for a temporary period of time |
| And we feel like we've taken a little bit of market share since the pandemic, so that's probably softened the blow for us a little bit |
| I'd say loan growth this first quarter, we're off to a slowish start |
| So consequently, I'd expect us approximately to retrace steps on the way back down |
| The wealth is flattened out and consumer continues to slow |
| But if you look at the industry overall, no question industry deposits are down |
| Is there any way for you folks to try to figure out the impact QT is having on deposits at your organization? It seems challenging for all of us to try to link the QT to actual individual bank deposit levels |
| And have you guys run into -- the shadow banking industry has taken a lot of the risk as part of, as you well know, the CCAR process, the Fed has purposely derisked the industry and it seems to have succeeded |
| And number four, we must win, no excuses |
| It's always -- I mean, it is challenging, because it's so idiosyncratic |
| It's almost like 2006, you might recall, they stopped raising rates in June of that year and they didn't start cutting them until we got well into ‘07 |
| Card comes down in Q1, that's pretty typical |
| When you look at loan demand, what are you guys seeing, both on the consumer and commercial side this quarter and how is it shaping up in that sense? Alastair Borthwick Well, it was a -- look, it was a little slower than we would've liked last year |
| Consumer spending's still pretty good then, but more consistent with a slowing economy |
| Gerard Cassidy I know you don't have excessive exposure to commercial real estate, but getting your views on it would be helpful as the urban office markets, we know, are struggling, maybe in some suburban markets |
| And I think the important thing then for us as a leadership team is we can't lose sight of the fact there are certain things we're committed to |
| But that's a question for other people in another time |
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