Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[avatar333] 27/2/2017 15:24

Good old gcom2.

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[gcom2] 27/2/2017 15:18

so there is now a (paid for) solution for w&g.....probably 80 % of the doj fine is provisioned for, yet the share price is at 23p !!!!! shocking

[maxk] 27/2/2017 13:41

There must be a reason, butt I don't know what it is either.

Equally important to me is the ability to trade with the rest of the world without the dead hand of Brussels on the wheel. Not to mention their love of rules that are quite mad to a normal person.

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 13:14

Had to change the syntax on that last post.

I am so angry about the route march out of the EU chosen by Theresa May.

I make it clear, I do not challenge the decision of the voters to leave, BUT how Britain leaves and on what terms is an entirely different matter.

Theresa May has chosen to make immigration the central plank. No amount of public contradiction by David Davis and Boris Johnson to other European ministers, that it will be all right on the night' will help.

Why is she making it the central issue?

One can take a Home Secretary out of the Home Office, but one cannot take the Home Office out of a former Home Secretary.

She spent 10 years constructing legislation in an attempt to control the 'evil' of immigration, without much success. The referendum has now given her the power to put all of that into effect.

[maxk] 27/2/2017 13:13

And a fine mess they are making of it.

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 12:58

Germany has achieved by political and economic stealth what two world wars failed to do, namely given them social & economic control of the European continent. Of course they love it.

[maxk] 27/2/2017 10:20

Meanwhile, the Greek Tragedy play on..



The Greek debt disaster isn’t just a financial issue, it is a humanitarian one


Pensioners have seen their income cut by half, in some cases more. Medical services are under huge pressure, with some drugs no longer available. Unemployment is officially 23 per cent, with youth unemployment double that



Greece’s agony drags on, as we’re reminded by remarks from Germany’s deputy finance minister Jens Spahn. Greece must not be granted a “bail in” that would involve creditors taking a loss on their loans, he said.

The International Monetary Fund wants Greece to be given relief on its debt, in effect having their capital value written down. But Germany opposes this, and it is not only Greece’s largest creditor. It also makes the biggest contribution to the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone’s bailout fund, which has to make a further payment to Greece this summer to enable the country to keep meeting its obligations. A team of European negotiators, plus the IMF, are expected to go back to Athens this week to try to hammer out an agreement. But there is a chasm not only between the Greek government and its creditors, but between the different creditors.

The European negotiating team, in practice led by Germany, argue that the problem is not the size of Greece’s debts but the country’s slow growth and failure to reform. They point to the experience of Spain, which has carried through massive economic reforms and is now growing strongly, with 3.2 per cent growth last year. If Greece has its debts written down, this would not be fair on other European countries.




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[maxk] 27/2/2017 10:06

M Macron is certainly promising great things...not so sure the bloke in the street will see it that way.

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 09:33

That is a question which will be answered by the French & German elections this year.

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Macron looks likely to win in France and Merkel will win in Germany.

[maxk] 27/2/2017 09:29

Fair enough, but who are the €uropeans?

The bloke in the street, or the ruling class?

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 09:25

The Europeans take the view that the EU (as an institution) is more important than trade deals with the UK.

The clearest evidence today being the belief that the EU will block the merger of the LSE with the German stock exchange.

If Britain thinks that the Europeans will forgive and forget, they are living in 'La La Land'.

[maxk] 27/2/2017 09:13

Blocking a trade deal.

Who would gain?

[avatar333] 27/2/2017 09:02

Morning.

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[mr roper] 27/2/2017 08:49

Possibly best to just deport Clegg, Leeds. At least the students will be happy

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 08:47

The really naughty part of the proposed new visa regime for Europeans is that the visas will be designed to ensure that no EU citizen (maybe the Irish will be exceptions -- but who knows) will never be able to apply for permanent residency, whether or not they have British spouses or British children.

Given just one member state can block a trade deal, Britain has no realistic prospect of negotiating one. The British electorate may be sucking it up, but our European neighbours will not be.

[maxk] 27/2/2017 08:22

Theresa May poised to announce end of free movement for new EU migrants next month



By Steven Swinford, Deputy Political Editor
26 February 2017 • 10:00pm




Theresa May is next month poised to announce the end of free movement for new EU migrants on the same day that she formally triggers Brexit negotiations.

The Prime Minister is expected to say that EU citizens who travel to Britain after she triggers Article 50 will no longer have the automatic right to stay in the UK permanently.

They will instead be subject to migration curbs after Britain leaves the European Union, which could include a new visa regime and restricted access to benefits.




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[leedskier] 27/2/2017 07:46

More bad news on European marriages ...


LSE/DEUTSCHE BOERSE: London Stock Exchange said its proposed
merger with Deutsche Boerse AG was unlikely to be approved by the
European Commission, leaving the stock market operators' third attempt at
combining on the brink of failure.

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 07:32

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 27
MARKET NEWS | Mon Feb 27, 2017 | 6:28am GMT
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 27
Feb 27 Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 37
points at 7,280 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.

* The UK blue chip index closed 0.4 percent down on Friday, with lenders
Standard Chartered and RBS among the biggest fallers.

* LSE/DEUTSCHE BOERSE: London Stock Exchange said its proposed
merger with Deutsche Boerse AG was unlikely to be approved by the
European Commission, leaving the stock market operators' third attempt at
combining on the brink of failure.
* BT GROUP: The chairman of British bank HSBC, Douglas Flint, and
the chief of mining firm Rio Tinto, Jan du Plessis, have been identified
as the lead candidates to become the next chairman of BT Group, Britain's
biggest telecoms provider, Sky News reported on Friday. bit.ly/2mtzw9N
* BARCLAYS: Barclays is set to announce the appointment of Ian
Cheshire, the head of Britain's Debenhams, as chairman of its
ring-fenced UK bank this week, as it prepares to adopt a new regulatory
framework designed to insulate taxpayers in the event of a future financial
crisis, Sky News reported on Sunday. bit.ly/2msBlEB
* UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE: Optimism among businesses in Britain's services
sector is now higher than at any time since June's vote to leave the European
Union, despite the prospect of rising costs and prices eroding profits, a major
business survey showed on Monday.
* UK MANUFACTURING: Luxury carmaker BMW is considering moving
planned production of an electric version of its Mini compact car to Germany
from Britain in response to plans by London to leave the EU single market, the
Handelsblatt daily newspaper reported.
* OIL: Oil prices edged higher on Monday, with Brent oil set to rise for
five out of seven sessions as a global supply glut appears to ease, but rising
U.S. production limited gains.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets

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[bilbosenior] 27/2/2017 07:11

Good point! Is it possible that some interested party will now scrutinise their (Clegg et al) movements?

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 06:49

There are a number of senior politicians with 'European' spouses, including Nick Clegg.

Do these spouses face the risk of deportation if for any reason they spend a period of time living overseas?

Do British citizens realise that after the triggering date, they marry anyone from a European country that spouse will NOT have an automatic right to live in Britain?

[leedskier] 27/2/2017 06:18

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European opening update courtesy of CMC MARKETS - FTSE100 +32 at 7,275, DAX +34 at 11,838, CAC40 +20 at 4,865 at 6.10am