SINGAPORE -- Pressure is building on the loan books of Southeast Asian banks as the U.S. Federal Reserve moves ahead with interest rate cuts that spell potentially lower margins for some of the bloc's lenders in the road ahead.
Fed's rate cuts overshadow lending margins as asset quality hits loom

Banks in ASEAN face risk within their loan books as Fed rate cuts may cut into lender's margins. (Source photos by Reuters)
SINGAPORE -- Pressure is building on the loan books of Southeast Asian banks as the U.S. Federal Reserve moves ahead with interest rate cuts that spell potentially lower margins for some of the bloc's lenders in the road ahead.