Meanwhile a third set of figures, from the Federation of Small Businesses, showed confidence growing but reported that one in seven small firms planned to make some or all employees redundant this quarter. “Pent-up business and consumer demand are set to power a strong profits recovery.” “Having come through the deepest downturn in 300 years UK businesses are firmly focussed on growth,” Mr Stewart said. High street and hospitality firms, among those worst hit by the slump with billions in lost sales and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost, are hoping for a boost as reopenings take place this week. A quarterly poll by Deloitte of finance directors at leading UK companies showed optimism was at its highest level since the survey was launched 13 years ago.
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Libor relied on self-reported estimates of borrowing costs from banks, and prosecutors and regulators said traders pushed for those bids to be artificially high or low to make certain financial assets more profitable. Mr. Claure will also retain his personal stakes in T-Mobile and the merged entity. With the 2024 presidential election looming, forecasts showing federal budget deficits and the national debt continuing to grow have bond investors on edge as fiscal risks increase. Bank of Montreal appointed Blake Jespersen as head of debt capital markets, with Richard Sibthorpe stepping down at the end of June after a decade leading the unit, according to people familiar with the matter. Kevin Downey, Ms. Holmes’s lawyer, said she had not purposely misled investors and patients with her statements.
BI, UAE central bank cooperate on cross-border payments, financial crime
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