Sep 11, 2019 / 03:15PM GMT
John Aiken - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division - Director & Senior Analyst
Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, we'll start off with the next round. Very happy to have Rod Bolger who is the Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bank. Rod, thanks for joining us.
Rod Bolger - Royal Bank of Canada - CFO
Thanks, John.
Questions and Answers:
John Aiken - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division - Director & Senior AnalystIf I can just start off with a broader question on macro. There's a lot of concerns right now in terms of what's going on, headlines, Twitter, what have you. What's Royal's stance on outlook? And while it may not be the base case, how is the bank preparing for the possibility of an economic slowdown?
Rod Bolger - Royal Bank of Canada - CFO
Yes. Well, part of our role is to prepare for that slowdown and be ready when it happens and not necessarily try to time when it happens. And when you look at the economic data out there, it continues to be strong, it