Japan's MUFG projects record profit as rising rates boost loan margins

Banking leader offsets foreign bond losses by selling cross-shareholdings

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MUFG projects a second consecutive year of record consolidated net profit. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

YUKI SEKIGUCHI

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group expects record net profit for the year ended March under revised guidance it announced on Wednesday, as interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan lift long-slumping loan interest margins.

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