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Capital Markets Activity

BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ · 2026-10-15 · Importance 20 · Surprise 24

Major Wall Street banks experienced a capital-markets slowdown in the third quarter of 2026 after a strong first half. Dealmaking activity stalled amid higher bond yields, volatility in AI-related trading and geopolitical concerns. Bank of America was among the banks whose results highlighted vulnerability to fluctuations in capital-markets activity. The digest also characterizes Bank of America as relatively strong in fixed income and debt capital markets, although Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley led several other major categories.

Key facts

• Reuters reported that Wall Street's major banks, including Bank of America, experienced a capital markets slowdown in the third quarter of 2026. source