LONDON/HONG KONG, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Staff at Goldman Sachs (GS.N) are bracing for news on whether they will keep their jobs on Wednesday, as the U.S. investment bank begins a sweeping cost-cutting drive that could see its 49,000-strong global workforce shrink by thousands.
About 8 staff were also laid off in Goldman's research department in Hong Kong, the source added, with layoffs ongoing in the investment bank and other divisions.
A trader works at the Goldman Sachs stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 16, 2012.
Goldman had 49,100 employees at the end of the third quarter, after adding significant numbers of staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reporting By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers, Selena Li in Hong Kong and Scott Murdoch in Sydney;Editing by Elaine HardcastleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.