China cut its one-year benchmark lending rate on Monday, which is set to further weigh on banks' NIM.
Chinese commercial banks' NIM shrank sharply to 1.74% last quarter from 1.91% at the end of 2022, official data showed.
Shares of China's biggest five banks have been sliding since early May amid concerns over the weakening economy.
Debt-laden municipalities represent a major risk to China's economy and financial stability, after years of over-investment in infrastructure and plummeting returns from land sales.
Still, there's really no getting around the fact that banks will need to sacrifice profitability to support the economy this year," Beddor added.
Persons:
Florence, headwinds, Gary Ng, NIM, Christopher Beddor, there's, Beddor, Ziyi Tang, Ryan Woo, Sumeet Chatterjee, Himani
Organizations:
Bank of Communications, Fair for Trade, Services, REUTERS, China Construction Bank, Corporate, Investment Banking, Industrial, Commercial Bank of China, Bank of Communications Co, Agricultural Bank of China, JPMorgan, Thomson
Locations:
Beijing, China, BEIJING