Reuters reporting on a survey if large firm CFOs by Deloitte

  • CFOs were planning to increase investment, as well as hiring, at the fastest pace in almost seven years
  • were their most aggressive about acquisitions in 11 years
  • CFOs were much less concerned about Brexit
  • COVID-19 was still the top of the worry list
  • three quarters of CFOs reported growing recruitment problems

That's a very encouraging survey indeed, business investment will be a boost to productivity in measures so its doubly positive.