--Barclays is set to cut hundreds of jobs in its trading and UK consumer-banking divisions, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg Friday

--The bank is planning to dismiss about 5% of client-facing staff in its trading segment and some dealmakers as soon as next week, the people said.

--"We do not comment on speculation," Barclays said in a statement to Bloomberg. "We regularly review our operations to ensure we meet the evolving needs of our customers and clients in an efficient and effective way."

 

Full article at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-08/barclays-to-cut-hundreds-of-jobs-across-trading-investment-bank?srnd=premium

 

Write to ben.glickman@wsj.com; @benglickman

 

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