German banking giant Deutsche Bank reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit attributable to shareholders surged 184 per cent to 145 million euros from last year’s 51 million euros. Net profit grew 67 per cent year on year to 315 million euros, while profit before tax fell 53 per cent from last year to 82 million euros. The fourth-quarter tax benefit reflected a positive deferred tax asset valuation adjustment of 274 million euros resulting from the strong performance of Deutsche Bank’s US operations. In the fourth quarter, the lender’s Core Bank profit before tax was 434 million euros,…