Goldman Traders’ Best Result in Years Spurs Surprise Profit Gain

(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. made the most of a historic market rebound in the second quarter as the Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts handed a bonanza to Wall Street trading desks.Revenue from trading stocks and bonds surged 93%, surpassing what analysts had expected by about $2.5 billion and mirroring similar gains reported Tuesday by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. The bank also raked in record fees from helping companies raise cash needed to weather the coronavirus pandemic.“The turbulence we have seen in recent months only reinforces our commitment to the strategy we outlined earlier this year to …read more

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