Per RTRS: "Accountants Deloitte said 49% of......>

UK: Per RTRS: "Accountants Deloitte said 49% of chief financial officers from

large and mostly listed companies forecast a return to pre-pandemic levels of

business only in the latter half of next year. Another 33% predicted a recovery

in the first half of 2021 and 10% said business had already bounced back. The

survey chimed with other gauges of business sentiment, such as the Bank of

England's Decision Makers' Panel, which show companies expect a lasting hit from

the virus outbreak that has killed more than 45,000 people in the United

Kingdom. Deloitte said companies were resolutely downbeat about the outlook for

jobs, investment and adding risk to their balance sheet, although less so than

in its previous quarterly survey."