Markets news on stocks, currencies and commodities; Germany’s biggest bank Deutsche Bank today reported that first quarter jumped 48% from a year earlier to €1.8bn. Revenue rose 24% to €9bn, while provisions against bad loans were slashed by 50% to €262m; the investment-banking unit posted a doubling in pretax profit to €2.6bn in the quarter.
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