And, perhaps most important, we identified some promising next steps to ensure that creditworthy small businesses have the access to capital that they need. Today’s meeting has been referred to as a capstone because it summarized the information we gathered. But our conversation today makes it clear that this is just the beginning.
Business surveys continue to be favourable overall, but there are signs that the trade tensions could lead to a revision of investment plans. This is also why a deterioration of funding conditions in the economy stemming from higher interest rates on public debt must be avoided.