Barclays expects $1.3 billion write-down from U.S. tax reform

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FILE PHOTO:The logo of Barclays bank is seen on glass lamps outside of a branch of the bank in the City of London financial district in London
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Barclays bank is seen on glass lamps outside of a branch of the bank in the City of London financial district in London September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville /File Photo

December 27, 2017

By Ben Martin

LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays expects to take a write-down of about 1 billion pounds ($1.34 billion) on its annual post-tax profit as a result of the U.S. tax overhaul, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday.

The British lender will also see its common equity Tier 1 capital ratio, a key measure of its financial strength, fall by about 20 basis points as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax reform, it said. The impact of the tax legislation will be accounted for in its results for the year to the end of December 2017.

(Reporting by Ben Martin)

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