Now that day is here — and the banks, hard pressed themselves, are worried they will have to keep their promises.
Rain is now falling in buckets, and the banks, hard pressed themselves, are worried they will have to keep their promises.
Look at the chart and without prior knowledge you would be hard pressed to infer that the Bank started to set interest rates independently in June 1997.
Without the ability to take a closer look at Men's Wearhouse's financials, Mr. Wildrick said in an interview, Jos. A. Bank would be hard pressed to raise what he described as an already richly valued offer.
Currently, some European banks would probably be hard pressed to take losses, a group that may include some of the German landesbanks, which are generally owned by state governments and are badly in need of new capital.
Some economists worry that another fragile coalition would be hard pressed to further liberalize the economy, particularly on measures like expanding foreign investment in banking and insurance.
A weakened banking sector, with its own profitability and capital challenges, will be hard pressed to support such a problematic corporate sector.
His successor, Jeff Immelt, will be hard pressed to maintain G.E.'s growth rate, which is heavily dependent on G.E. Capital, an internal bank that was in the forefront of Welch's acquisition binge.
One would be hard pressed to imagine a more surefire way to focus a banker's mind on making sure the bank could pay back that debt.
Many Latin Americans are hard pressed to obtain credit for their businesses or family needs, as 49% of adults do not have bank accounts.
