Barclays’ profit more than doubled in the third quarter driven by another strong performance from its investment bank, while the impact of coronavirus on its consumer divisions continued to recede.
巴克莱(Barclays)第三季度利润增长逾一倍，原因是其投资银行业务再次表现强劲，同时新冠疫情对其消费者部门的影响继续减弱。
Net income jumped to £1.45bn from £611m in the same period last year, Barclays said on Thursday, beating analysts’ expectations of £1.1bn. Revenue rose 5 per cent to £5.47bn, compared with the £5.2bn estimate.
巴克莱周四表示，该行净利润从去年同期的6.11亿英镑跃升至14.5亿英镑，超出分析师11亿英镑的预期。营收增长5%，至54.7亿英镑，高于预期的52亿英镑。
Part of the surge in net profit was due to a drop in new loan-loss provisions. They fell to £120m compared with £608m in the third quarter last year, when the bank was forced to set aside more to cover potential bad loans caused by coronavirus lockdowns.
净利润激增的部分原因是新增贷款损失准备金的下降。与去年第三季度的6.08亿英镑相比，它们降至1.2亿英镑，当时该银行被迫预留更多资金，以弥补新冠封锁造成的潜在不良贷款。