He said he was confident the inquiry would find no wrongdoing.
He said he was confident the inquiry would prove he has never had an illegal off-shore bank account.
Total said in a statement that "there is nothing to support these allegations" and that it was "confident" the inquiry would absolve it.
Separately, President Bush said today that he was confident an inquiry by the S.E.C. into accounting at the Halliburton Company would exonerate Vice President Dick Cheney, its former chief executive.
Alison Millar, a lawyer who is representing some alleged abuse victims, said: "This was the only sensible decision to ensure that survivors and the public could feel confident the inquiry was not going to be jeopardised by accusations of bias".
Mr Blatter's lawyer, Richard Cullen, said he was confident the inquiry would clear Mr Blatter of any wrongdoing.
"Why this has all happened, how was this allowed to happen and how the council was sitting on a third of a billion pounds worth of reserves and saved £100,000 on the cladding, all of those issues, will they be answered?" Downing Street said it was confident the inquiry "will get to the truth of what happened and learn the lessons to stop a similar catastrophe happening in the future".
The company said it was "confident that the inquiry will confirm our good work".
Citing the secrecy of grand jury investigations, he declined to explain them, but he said he was confident that the inquiry would conclude soon after they are resolved.
Responding to the commission's investigation, McDonald's said: "We are subject to the same tax laws as other companies and are confident that the inquiry will be resolved favourably".
Ralph Beckett, her trainer, had high-fived his way back to the winner's enclosure while Andrea Atzeni, her jockey, was confident before the inquiry that she would keep the race.
