JP Morgan reveals profits of $3.3bn
JP Morgan reveals profits of $3.3bn
Friday, 15, Jan 2010 01:36
By Richard James.
JP Morgan has revealed profits of $3.3 billion (£2 billion) for the last three months of 2009.
The Wall Street bank announced total profits for the year stood at $11.7 billion, up from the $5.6 billion made in 2008.
Over the previous year the bank paid $26.9 billion and pay and bonuses, a figure sure to cause further outrage amongst the US public.
On Thursday Barack Obama announced a new tax on big banks aimed at recouping the billions of dollars paid by the taxpayers to bailout financial institutions.
Unveiling the levy, the US president declared: "My commitment is to recover every single dime the American people are owed.
"My determination to achieve this goal is only heightened when I see reports of massive profits and obscene bonuses at the very firms who owe their continued existence to the American people."
JP Morgan received $25 billion of funds from the government's bailout body at the height of the financial crisis, but paid back the amount in full last June.
Commenting on the latest performance figures, JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon, said: "Though these results showed improvement, we acknowledge that they fell short of both an adequate return on capital and the firm's earnings potential."
A string of major banks are set to reveal results next week, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.