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...Net interest margin rose from 1.99 per cent in the previous quarter to 2.05 per cent. But the metric fell to 2.22 per cent at the retail bank due to increased competition in the mortgage market....
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...The yield on the two-year note jumped as much as 0.24 percentage points to almost 4.99 per cent and near the 5 per cent threshold it most recently touched on November 14....
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...The race was called for the former president after he picked up 88 per cent of votes, with 99 per cent of the ballots counted....
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