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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp plots new hurdles for tie-ups resulting in lenders with more than $50bn in assets

Weak relative performance underlines the challenges facing lenders

Trump administration must avoid fuelling excessive risk-taking, says FDIC chief Martin Gruenberg

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo account for 44% of earnings

Announcement comes a day after central bank unveiled proposed changes to annual examinations

Industry earnings weighed down by one-off charges to replenish federal deposit insurance after regional banking crisis

Lenders target corporate clients as they seek to maintain profit margins with Fed trimming benchmark rates

The longer the Fed keeps rates on hold, the more incentive Americans have to move their money to higher-yield products

Also in this newsletter: Boeing under pressure, ageing shipping fleets, the world’s biggest mining project

Wall Street bets that new administration’s lighter-touch regulatory regime will spur dealmaking