Terry Morgan, chief executive of Tube Lines, said nothing in Bolt's report "challenged or surprised" the firm and that he expected the financial shortfall to narrow.
H & R Block, the financial services company, narrowed a review for its advertising and marketing account, which began in early April, to three agencies from six.
Mr. Bernanke noted that global trade and financial imbalances had narrowed considerably since the crisis began, largely because the volume of international trade contracted by 20percentt from its peak before the crisis.
A study last year by the Defense Department's National Committee found that only 27percentt of companies surveyed offered some sort of financial help to narrow the gap between a reservist's military pay and what he had been earning as a civilian.
The marchers had ten demands for Congress, at least four of which were aimed at improving black people's financial circumstances and narrowing the gulf between black and white Americans' economic opportunities.
The spread had been as wide as three percentage points in March, during the height of the financial crisis, before narrowing to as little as 1.08 percentage points in August.
Hagger said: "It's been a struggle to convince people to move banks, and the reduction of benefits and credit interest could see activity levels stagnate, as the difference between accounts narrows and the financial benefit is no longer a driver to look elsewhere for a more favourable deal".
Bottom line: Focusing on the way under-35 consumers use smartphones and tablets might provide a way for educators, financial services companies and policymakers to narrow the financial literacy gap.
They would establish a new category of financial institution, "narrow funding banks," which would bring securitization under the regulatory umbrella and assure that all repos were backed by high-quality paper.
As the presidential campaign narrows and its costs skyrocket, detailed disclosure of financial resources becomes ever more important.
