Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[jak1] 12/11/2015 15:56

Not me, much rather it was well down under the 200p mark...

diku 12 Nov'15 - 08:06 - 113430 of 113435 0 0

Yesterday's rise is slammed down again this morning...somebody really wants this below 230p...

[smurfy2001] 12/11/2015 15:41

This stock just sucks.

[portside1] 12/11/2015 09:34

johnwise good posts an true get us out of the eu now lets have the vote

[aussiedonnie] 12/11/2015 08:33

Good luck gcom2 ; )

[gcom2] 12/11/2015 08:32

Plus 300p "looms" imo.

dyor

[aussiedonnie] 12/11/2015 08:25

Sub 200p looms imo.

dyor

[diku] 12/11/2015 08:06

Yesterday's rise is slammed down again this morning...somebody really wants this below 230p...

[diku] 11/11/2015 22:46

He was influenced by porty post!!...

[moneysage] 11/11/2015 22:01

It is only The MF but:"Barclays' new chief executive Jes Staley doesn't start work at the bank until December, but has already spent £6.5m of his own cash on Barclays shares.Although Mr Staley is probably a fairly wealthy man, this seems a substantial purchase. It's also a refreshing change to see a top executive buying shares with his own cash, rather than just accumulating them through stock options.Mr Staley's purchase was made after the firm's third-quarter results were published. These showed more of the same slow but steady progress we've seen over the last two years, in my view.Pre-tax profit rose 7% to £3,975m, while net tangible assets per share increased to 289p. Barclays shares now trade at a 20% discount to their tangible net asset value. As a value investor, this is a buy signal for me. I'm also attracted by Barclays' 2015 forecast P/E of 10.3, which is expected to fall to 8.7 in 2016.Now could be a good time to buy Barclays, in my opinion".

[moneysage] 11/11/2015 17:26

Informant, biggest pick pockets are :1). Tax man2). Inflation3). Market makersAt least can punch a gipo in the face!

[johnwise] 11/11/2015 13:53

Donald Trump Hannity Gop Debate Recap

[informant] 11/11/2015 13:25

These Romainian gypsies are the worst form of human being. They pick-pocket and use children to beg. Though 100's of years they have travelled from India into Europe. Their language is not Romainian.

[johnwise] 11/11/2015 13:15

Our borders are flung wide open. Romanian gypsies can saunter into Sheffield, claim child benefit from British taxpayers and send it back home for Christmas. Nearly 50 per cent of migrants who arrived in the last four years are supported by our benefits system.

Our laws are not our own. Two-thirds of British law is made or influenced by the EU.


AUDITORS have failed to give the European Union's budget a clean bill of health for a staggering 21st year in a row.

[diku] 11/11/2015 08:29

Was that Friday's rise just a technical rise?....chartist stand off going on...somebody wants it kept below 230p...

[lrj] 11/11/2015 08:07

Cut taxes and open Britain’s borders or risk losing the City, says Barclays' John McFarlane

Telegraph

Britain’s financial services sector will lose out to overseas competition unless the government stops holding it back, according to John McFarlane, the chairman of Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) and TheCityUK

Britain could lose its position as the world’s leading financial services centre if the government keeps weighing it down with extra taxes and excessive regulation, according to City leader John McFarlane.

Tough immigration rules are also stopping banks and other finance firms from hiring the global talent they need, which threatens to choke off growth in the industry, the chairman of Barclays and of campaign group TheCityUK will say in a speech at Mansion House tonight.

Mr McFarlane argues that if the UK wants to keep its dominant position in finance as the global economy changes, then Britain needs to be flexible and not bogged down in red tape.

“London is the world’s leading financial centre and TheCityUK’s priority is to keep it that way. We need to advance our strengths and eliminate disadvantages,”; he will say.

“Staying the same simply will not cut it. The economic balance of power is heading east and the technological revolution means business must strive harder to compete. It (Other OTC: ITGL - news) needs the support of government to win.”

The bank levy and the 8pc corporation tax surcharge “may have negative implications over the longer term that we risk realising only when it is too late", the banking and insurance veteran will tell the City audience.

Mr McFarlane also wants the government to make it easier to hire skilled foreign workers to come to the UK's finance sector, and is particularly worried that it is hard even to bring a current employee to the UK from an overseas office of the same business.

TheCityUK, which promotes the UK's financial services industry, has made clear it wants Britain to remain in the EU , and welcomed the Prime Minister’s proposed reforms to the union .

“Ensuring non-discrimination between all EU member states is not about special treatment for the UK, or the City of London (LSE: CIN.L - news) ,” said the group’s chief executive Chris Cummings.

“It is about recognising that London is Europe’s financial centre and its beating heart. It is critical therefore to ensure its position outside the eurozone does not impact its ability to support the creation of jobs and economic growth across the continent.”

However, not all City figures are as worried about the prospect of Britain leaving the EU.

Yesterday UBS’ chairman Axel Weber said the UK can expect “a very favourable deal” in the event of a Brexit and as a result “it won’t undermine London as a financial centre”.

[johnwise] 11/11/2015 07:37

"It looks as if Barclays wants to head back to the days of the wild west in the City of London when the economy was explicitly run for its benefit". The FT has reported that: -

[clond] 10/11/2015 16:30

I think we will be lucky to hit 250p when the big ole march 1st divi kicks in !

[diku] 10/11/2015 10:43

Now its the year end trading statement next month is the only hope..if good then 260p possible after such a bad few months...

[smurfy2001] 10/11/2015 10:43

Well we'll know the stress test results in December (from what l read) so maybe that will be it.

[blackberry122] 10/11/2015 07:09

its in a down trend at the moment and will need to break convincingly over 250 to show a change in trend as well as show a double bottom support at near 228 imo. The increase in interest rates might be the catalyst or some other good news.

[geardown107] 10/11/2015 06:17

Whilst I don't believe in charting I think the sentiment on this particular share is changing now. The share will be back in favour before Xmas and 250 will be support. Any chartists on here?

[smurfy2001] 09/11/2015 23:08

moneysage - agree

[johnwise] 09/11/2015 22:21

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[moneysage] 09/11/2015 15:15

Holding up well today considering DOW down over 100.Appears sector rotation into banks is happening in expectation of December rate hike. If that happens only short term winners will be banks with increased profit margins.