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JPMorgan raises the buyback after stress-capital buffers come in lighter

The largest U.S. bank is treating a friendlier capital print as permission to shrink the share count.

Priya NairFinance Reporter
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NEW YORK — The largest U.S. bank is treating a friendlier capital print as permission to shrink the share count.

The authorization increase landed in the same week as a quieter guidance on net interest income, a pairing that tells you management would rather return capital than argue about the rate path.

Priya Nair

Finance Reporter

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