Goldman trounced predictions yet again today as second-quarter net profits shot up nearly two-thirds to $3.4bn (€2.4bn) on the back of a record trading performance in both equities and fixed income, currencies and commodities. The two units reaped a combined $10bn in net revenues as Goldman beat analysts’ profit estimates by more than a third.

Three months ago, analysts said Goldman could not maintain its strong first-quarter performance, describing those results as "a one-off phenomenon" and "unrepeatable", but the bank today proved otherwise. Financial News analyses some of the key figures from today's results.