<div>UPDATE 3-Consumer banking powers Citigroup's profit beat</div> <!-- no image --> <div>Citigroup Inc reported higher-than-expected earnings on Tuesday off the back of its global consumer business, showing consumer spending and sentiment remain high.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=Y__eJQhnIyU:_DA0MRMo3-Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=Y__eJQhnIyU:_DA0MRMo3-Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=Y__eJQhnIyU:_DA0MRMo3-Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=Y__eJQhnIyU:_DA0MRMo3-Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=Y__eJQhnIyU:_DA0MRMo3-Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/Y__eJQhnIyU" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters