Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation PANAMA CITY, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bladex today announced the successful pricing of its inaugural Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital offering in the international markets, raising US$200 million. The perpetual, non-cumulative instruments, with an initial call date set for seven years, were priced at a 7.50% coupon and attracted significant interest from a broad and diversified base of global institutional investors. The transaction was more than three times overs ...

Bank of America (BAC) is one of the most interest rate-sensitive among big banks. So, when the Federal Reserve lowered the interest rates by 100 basis points last year, the company’s net interest income (NII) benefited from it. Fixed-rate asset repricing, higher loan balance and gradual decline in deposit costs drove the sequential increase in NII since the second quarter of 2024, which was partly offset by lower interest rates.Bank of America’s Net Interest Income Image Source: Bank of America Corp.The cen ...