Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[utrickytrees] 08/10/2020 18:32

Trumps not aware of his limitations, I'm undecided whether this is a good thing or a bad thing but everyone loves a tryer!

[gaffer73] 08/10/2020 18:32

Finally? It's only been under 30p for a month! I've been in the red since February

[cheshire pete] 08/10/2020 18:21

Politicians are trained to not answer the question, ref. Dr. Kissinger's opening comment to a rat pack "which of you have the questions to my answers".

[jl5006] 08/10/2020 18:14

Should have been Obama man the democrat man - ie the democrats achieved very little .
Whereas trump has turned things around.
BTW
Tax the rich is counter productive.

[careful] 08/10/2020 18:04

xxxxxy

I wish you would not post long articles written by others.
We all have access to volumes of well written articles for and against, but these threads should be our comments.

Do not encourage these windbags, you even post Redwoods comments.

[minerve 2] 08/10/2020 18:03

Patient

Good to hear it with respect to your livestock. ;)

Yes, I agree, Spain need to put an end to this activity.

[diku] 08/10/2020 18:01

I thought Pence avoided answering to direct questions...and he kept on answering to Kamala's response to previous questions...at least Pence was more courteous...some probably thinking Pence should have been President than the orange man....think if Trump loses the election more likely Pence will retire from Politics ...

[careful] 08/10/2020 18:00

Yes, I see that some think that pence 'wiped the floor' with Harris.
I recorded it a watched most of it, before being told by others who won.
I deliberately shut them out to judge for myself.
I did think Pence looked ok, much more presidential than his boss.

Why do you think I was a fan of Obama?
I have never commented about Obama.

I watched Obama with interest as he came to power at the point of the collapse of the World financial system.
I think his administration did well in that traumatic time.

Now the problem is Covid. Trump had juiced up the economy with staggering amounts of debt, as our own Gordon Brown did. Growth obviously.
....then came another difficult problem, Covid 19.

I think he has shown himself to be out of his depth, similar to Boris.

[xxxxxy] 08/10/2020 17:56

Will an EU deal be a Fudge or a Marathon?October 08, 2020By Jonathan SaxtyIS A FUDGE DEAL on the way between the EU and UK? As a new round of talks begins between both sides over a post-Brexit trade deal, cabinet minister Michael Gove revealed it was "about right" the chances of negotiators succeeding were 66%. Mr Gove appeared with UK chief negotiator Lord David Frost at a Select Committee on Wednesday. The peer said: "I think that a deal is eminently achievable." According to Aubrey Allegretti for Sky News: "it appears there has been progress on the issue of state aid - the ability of countries to give support to businesses that could compromise competition laws." A source in Government told Sky News"there has been a little bit of progress" however the "biggest gaps remaining are on fish but there's still a lot to do across other areas".  A Downing Street readout on a call between Boris Johnson and EU Council President Charles Michel contained no mention of state aid as an unresolved issue, which it had in previous Number 10 releases. The release issued on Wednesday said the two leaders "acknowledged that significant areas of difference remain, particularly on fisheries", adding that Mr Johnson "outlined our clear commitment to trying to reach an agreement". Mr Michel tweeted it is "Time for the UK to put its cards on the table" over a trade deal. After a call between Mr Johnson and Mr Michel, Downing Street said Mr Johnson had "reiterated that any deal must reflect what the British people voted for" and "businesses and citizens needed certainty very soon on the terms of our future relationship". While Mr Gove said negotiations gave him "cause for steady optimism", Lord Frost struck a more conservative tone, saying "big gaps" remained, especially on state aid and fishing (the latter being "the most difficult issue").  However, in terms of state aid and the level playing field, Lord Frost accepted the UK had to deliver a regime "compatible" with the EU's, stating: "We are only just beginning a discussion about [if] is it possible to go further than you normally do in a free trade agreement." Meanwhile, according to Rob Merrick for the Independent, "Lord Frost hinted at attempts to reach a fudge to avoid the worst impacts of a no-deal – even if a full trade deal proves impossible – saying there would be "lots of practical matters that we would need to cover"." Speaking to the Lords Committee, Lord Frost said the Government would be "content" to trade on WTO terms, adding "we believe we will prosper if we do so." However, he said, the UK would "obviously very much prefer to have" a deal. Mr Michel tweeted: "The EU prefers a deal but not at any cost." As Bloomberg reported, the talks are stuck on fisheries – a red line for French President Emmanuel Macron, even though this is beginning to open up a gap between Berlin and Paris as Germany is increasingly fearful of a no deal outcome. According to the Sun's Nick Gutteridge, reporting on the Committee, when asked about 15 October as a hard deadline Lord Frost said "Obviously as we approach the 15th I'll have to advise the PM on whether the conditions in his statement have been met or not and we'll have to consider the situation at that point." According to Mr Gutteridge, Lord Frost added: "'We've made quite good progress so far. This is a hugely wide ranging agreement and in many areas the landing zone and the nature of the agreement is pretty clear if not exactly pinned down yet." According to Mr Gutteridge: "Frost and Gove were on good form. The main takeaway to me was that both of them are very much in deal mode re their respective negotiating strands." Indeed, the Financial Times now reports that 'Barnier and Frost hint at space for compromises in Brexit trade talks'. But at what cost?  

[xxxxxy] 08/10/2020 17:54

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[jl5006] 08/10/2020 17:47

Careful
BBC posted review of the ?debate.
Pence won 8 and 2 were tied cos of non commitments.
Did the reviewer watch the same program?
Why are u such a fan of Obama man who spent 8 yrs just talking but delivered little.
And Diku - she could become president?not according to the review - And the review was posted on BBC - the absolutely biased corp.
Thence - she must have been poor.

[pandy999] 08/10/2020 17:31

Talking of bottled water lol , I live right on the south coast and my local M & S only sell Scottish bottled water
Never seen any being sold , Aldi Lidl
German company plenty local H20 .
Jim Davidson for Prime minister.
Our country excells best in the world for immigration.

[kenbachelor] 08/10/2020 17:28

TT - You're very lucky, I'm £244k down.

[trikytree] 08/10/2020 17:09

I’m finally in profit in LLOY 🤑

[pandy999] 08/10/2020 17:01

Tinned corn beef tuna bottled water
Don't panic Mr Mannering .

[careful] 08/10/2020 16:58

Harris was impressive in the debate.
Pence did ok also.

We are so used of Trumps unstable behaviour he has no effect.
No one takes him seriously anymore.

The democrats want to make the mega rich pay a bit more tax.
They are panicking already.

[ignoble] 08/10/2020 16:26

We had Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May....
Yup, get your point...

Lol

[sikhthetech] 08/10/2020 16:09

The next financial crisis.
The gap between avg wages and avg house price is too wide. It must narrow, govn supporting house prices is not the answer, it just makes things worse.

If house prices crash and homes are repossessed then Help to Buy loans will become toxic. The tax payer will end up paying for it.



The return of 5% deposit mortgages for first-time buyers could make the housing crisis worse for young people

"This would see a return to the type of lending practices that were common at the time of the last financial crash. "


"One of the reasons young people struggle to get deposits together is that homes are too expensive. According to the ONS, the median price paid for a home jumped by 259 per cent between 1997 and 2016, while earnings only rose by 68 per cent. "

"We are entering the biggest recession in living memory. Before the pandemic, household debt hit a new peak with the TUC blaming record levels of unsecured loans and credit card debt on stagnating wages. In this climate, should we be creating ever more innovative means of getting young people into debt to buy unaffordable homes when we could be looking to make housing more affordable by investing in social housing as part of our economic recovery? "

[sikhthetech] 08/10/2020 16:09

Diku,

"all the reason to keep rates permanently"

Rates changes don't exist to keep the housing market going.
The BoE's remit is to keep inflation around 2%.

Just like in the financial crisis of a decade ago, the govn promised an end to 'boom and bust' but as they saw, govn can't battle market forces.

interest rates are low because we're just coming out of the last financial crisis and were then hit by Brexit and now Covid. The only was base rate will stay low permanently is if we continue to have economic crisis permanently!!!!
In a normal economic environment, rates will increase to more normal levels.

[chavitravi2] 08/10/2020 16:02

Renewed1. Not to mention HS2. Now there is a waist and white elephant.

[chavitravi2] 08/10/2020 16:01

A few things imv. One it keeps them voting Tory like when Thatcher gave right to buy.
2. Keeps the building trade going. 3. may reduce burden on council housing and long waiting lists.

[ekuuleus] 08/10/2020 15:30

the liability could be a lot lot higher.