Deutsche Bank is bracing for another pivotal week as the German giant negotiates with the US Department of Justice to talk down a $14bn fine.
Senior figures including chief executive John Cryan are expected to be in the United States this week, coinciding with meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Mr Cryan spent much of last week in Arizona, reassuring clients about the strength of the bank on the sidelines of the firm's leveraged finance conference.
Shares in Germany's biggest bank rocketed more than 6pc higher late on Friday, reversing the week's losses, on reports that the American authorities were preparing to slash the penalty imposed on the bank for mis-selling mortgage-backed securities to $5.4bn.
Mr Cryan has said publicly that the bank has an "extremely comfortable" liquidity reserve in a move designed to prevent customers from rushing to the exit, and business leaders from across Germany have this weekend rallied around the institution.