SINGAPORE -- The profit margins at Southeast Asia's three largest banks are being squeezed by an interest rate crunch, and pressure is mounting on their earnings as America's trade war stokes economic uncertainty.
DBS, UOB and OCBC grapple with fallen rates amid Trump tariff pressures

ATMs from DBS, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank are used in Singapore on March 14. Southeast Asia's three largest banks are bracing for "second order" effects of America's protectionist moves. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
SINGAPORE -- The profit margins at Southeast Asia's three largest banks are being squeezed by an interest rate crunch, and pressure is mounting on their earnings as America's trade war stokes economic uncertainty.