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The recent surge in bank earnings from falling credit loss provisions is a temporary one-off boost that cannot sustain valuations without underlying loan and revenue growth

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FIRST SEENJul 21, 2026
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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (1 article). Watching for it to gain traction.

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"Falling provision for credit losses or PCLs, while a powerful boost, are a one-off. Once provisions normalize, you need actual loan and revenue growth to carry earnings, and that's precisely what has been soft."

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