Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1274311/japans-smfg-posts-record-annual-profit-forecasts-better-year-ahead-despite-tariff-hit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1274311/japans-sm</span><span class="invisible">fg-posts-record-annual-profit-forecasts-better-year-ahead-despite-tariff-hit/</span></a> Japan’s SMFG posts record annual profit, forecasts better year ahead despite tariff hit <a href="https://channels.im/tags/BankOfJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankOfJapan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MergersAndAcquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MergersAndAcquisitions</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SMFG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMFG</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SumitomoMitsuiFinancialGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SumitomoMitsuiFinancialGroup</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s second-largest banking group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group hit a record 1.18 trillion yen ($8.1 billion) profit for the financial year ended March 2025 and sees more growth ahead even account…</p>