Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[johnwise] 24/2/2021 15:08

BoE's Haskel: Risks to activity very much on downside


Jonathan Haskel, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE), is delivering his remarks on the state of the economy and the policy outlook at the Treasury Select Committee hearing.

Key quotes

"Faster vaccine rollout than government plans is upside risk for the economy."

"Downside risks to February forecasts are much more prevalent."

"Concerned about the dampening effect from high uncertainty in the UK-EU trade links."

"Firms' ability to repay debts and avoid insolvency represents a sizeable downside risk."

"Risk that worries me most is highly transmissible COVID variants."

"Risks to activity are very much on the downside, risks to supply are balanced."

"Less convinced that increased homeworking will yield aggregate productivity benefits."

Market reaction

The GBP/USD pair showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen posting small daily gains at 1.4125.

[johnwise] 24/2/2021 15:02

China's Poodle Boris Johnson Update?

Trade with China has to be brought under control and this was one way of doing it, we have to stop the huge trade surpluses China has with us ad at least bring it down to neutral, if China continues to run massive trade surpluses with the world then the world will have the most powerful communist regime ever, it will be so powerful that no current world power today would dare to go up against it, which means China will do exactly as it pleases with contempt for everyone else, China is already frightening the countries to the west of it and the south of it ad that is the start of things to come.

UK’s opportunist and adventurist diplomacy with China a dead end pursuit

[manics] 24/2/2021 15:00

jordaggy: I read £250bn in additional consumer savings and paid down debt, all pent up as you say, and ready to spend. -a degree of that funded by you and me via furlough!

[joemillion] 24/2/2021 14:49

Sounds sensible to me and hard to think the share price is going to do anything but go north in the coming months. £2 plus by May possibly? Let's see. GLA.

[jordaggy] 24/2/2021 14:45

Shirley the worst is behind us? aren't we heading for the roaring 20's? Huge bundles of cash pent up waiting to be spent ...I think we'll be at 180p before June...then whoosh!

[manics] 24/2/2021 14:39

Finger was on the button but I'm holding. They tried to fake us out on results day but we called it out for what it was, and now we're here.

[joemillion] 24/2/2021 14:25

Manics - will you be holding old beam for the div now or selling at your £1.63 target if reached before the ex div date (26/2) out of interest? Tricky dilemma...

[johnwise] 24/2/2021 14:20

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[diku] 24/2/2021 14:11

Don't know what others think but this market and share price movement seems all over the place...telcos at near lows and Miners at near multi year highs...

[reidy66] 24/2/2021 14:08

Keeps flirting with the 160

[manics] 24/2/2021 13:34

Here comes the US dip, but only for a little bit!

[diku] 24/2/2021 12:02

Must say Barc is holding onto the premium much better than lloy...

[sabre6] 24/2/2021 11:39

PRB
I thought April fools day is over a month away and not Friday

[prbshares] 24/2/2021 10:13

Warning : rose tinted glasses view coming .....

Ok, so there is some buying in prior to Friday where we all receive 1% back on our investment. This should, combined with the future buy back enable the share price to stabilise and build strength. I am a believer (love the Beatles!) and feel this really could be the time barclays shines.

All the ingredients for a good cake are in the mix and now we just have to turn up the oven (ie: economy) for barc to grow.

I have been wondering whether Jes has something in the pipeline regarding a merger state side but thats just a wild hunch.

gla

[manics] 24/2/2021 10:04

26th Feb, paid April Fools day (I kid you not).

[prbshares] 24/2/2021 09:52

Manics : Thats a nice step into the 160's ... being that the ftse is still red I feel imo I can see Barc having a strong day approaching when the ftse steps up to 6700+ .

This is interesting now and could we be looking at a soon to be Barclays share price movement that puts a smile back on everyones face !!?


Whats the ex-divi date ?

[portside1] 24/2/2021 09:33

Time to buy kie 82p

[manics] 24/2/2021 09:18

Let's hope she likes what she sees up here.

[portside1] 24/2/2021 09:04

I know of 4 people that have passed away over the last 12 months and not died of Covid but it's on the death certificate The reason is because the coroner is not in action So if you want to poison some one you are safe has it will be put down to Covid

[johnwise] 24/2/2021 09:04

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