Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[manics] 11/6/2021 07:46

BARC has gone from double-digits (the Gift of the Trading Gods) to kiss 190p. It's got to make up its mind what comes next.

[joe say] 11/6/2021 07:46

Personally I'd house them from whence they came - i.e France

Why is their no outcry from the wokes as to the lack of accommodation for them there?

[prbshares] 11/6/2021 07:40

Be nice if barcs chart began the same journey as the last 6-8 wks at BT. I am wondering when we will get some news on (a) the new stress tests and (b) the next divi decision.

Barclays is making great money along with the other UK banks and surely the oversea's IB campaign is going to inject even more profits. Come on Barc, you've had a few red days to breath... lets have one of the 9-10p positive days that we all know your capable of over the coming week !! gla

[manics] 11/6/2021 07:08

1224saj: when you said 200p I thought you'd made a typo. The last time I looked at BT it was languishing around a pound doing not a lot. Very well done if you've been in on that action!

[johnwise] 11/6/2021 05:51

The Clowns that could no better represent the decline of Western Civilization.

[johnwise] 11/6/2021 05:31

VIDEO

Ingraham: How Biden is sabotaging America

[johnwise] 10/6/2021 23:12

Kudlow has stern warning for Biden's economic plan

'Kudlow' host warns about spike in inflation

VIDEO

[portside1] 10/6/2021 21:07

I would house them in the outer islands of Scotland with a blanket , and a bucket ,And tell them if they want to go back home we will take them

[joestalin] 10/6/2021 20:06

"Opposition MPs have called on the home secretary to resign after documents suggested she misled parliament over her decision to house asylum seekers at Kent's controversial Napier Barracks."

This is why Labour are unelectable. They just do not get it.

[stonedyou] 10/6/2021 19:24

Was Trump right about hydroxychloroquine all along? New study shows drug touted by former president can increase COVID survival rates by 200%.


A study on 255 patients was done by St Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey.

The resulting report, out May 31, found hydroxychloroquine to be effective.

The drug, when used in a high dose and with zinc, increased survival rates.

The authors found it was only helpful in severe cases of COVID-19.

Patients given the drug as part of the trial were on ventilators.

Trump's allies have seized on the report to declare that he was correct.

As president, Trump touted hydroxychloroquine as a preventative treatment.

He even took it himself, despite doctors then warning it could be dangerous.

A growing number of studies are now suggesting the drug could be useful.



A malaria drug which Donald Trump was condemned for hailing as a possible COVID-19 treatment can increase survival rates by up to 200 per cent, scientists say.

Scientists found that, when ventilated patients with a severe version of COVID were given high doses of hydroxychloroquine with zinc, their survival rates could increase dramatically.

Trump said in March 2020 he was taking it to prevent him catching the virus, rather than treat it. He did not become infected until October, and was not treated with the drug.


The former president had previously touted hydroxy as a potential miracle treatment, with scientists lining up to insist he was wrong to do so.

Yet Trump's allies on Wednesday were highlighting the study, conducted by Saint Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey on 255 patients.

It was published on May 31 on the medical site medRxiv.

Trump's spokesman, Jason Miller, tweeted: 'Oh.'

He quoted: 'Study shows hydroxychloroquine and zinc treatments increased coronavirus survival rate by almost three times'

His son, Donald Trump Jr, said: 'In the last week alone, we've learned that the media, so-called fact checkers and their Big Tech enforcers lied to us about the lab-leak theory, Hydroxychloroquine and the clearing of Lafayette Square.

'All to hurt Donald Trump.

'What else are they lying about?'

[spoole5] 10/6/2021 16:34

170 looks more likely than 190

[1224saj] 10/6/2021 14:39

Manics, take a look at BT, small wager she may break 2.00 by end of 2nd quarter?

[johnwise] 10/6/2021 12:55

Biden the leader of the free world isnt actually the leader of the free world. He is a senile old man who is a puppet for those who are telling him what to say and do. The problem is he cant remember his lines and fluffs it all up every time he opens his mouth.This creepy dotard should shuffle off home and sort out the hideous mess in his own country if he can - while we remain Americas closest ally in the World, theres no love for the USs new zombie President here.

[joestalin] 10/6/2021 12:55

I think that Joe's dementia no longer surprises anyone.

What surprises me is that the US elect a worse president every time they vote. George W Bush is beginning to look like a paragon of wisdom and virtue.

[manics] 10/6/2021 12:09

Joe Biden, 78, calls the Royal Air Force the 'RFA' in new gaffe while addressing US troops in Britain.

[portside1] 10/6/2021 10:14

Rates must move higher or the U.K. will be hit big time

[nick100] 10/6/2021 09:58

(Alliance News) - The Bank of England said Tuesday it will look into the financial risks posed by climate change for the largest UK banks and insurers.

"The Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario is an exploratory exercise," the central bank said. "It will not be used by the bank to set capital requirements. Instead, participants' submissions may inform the Financial Policy Committee's future approach to system-wide policy issues, and the Prudential Regulation Authority's future supervisory approach."

The first-ever climate stress test will scrutinise the resilience of the UK's biggest banks and insurers against climate change risks over the next 30 years.

"The CBES uses three scenarios of early, late and no additional action to explore the two key risks from climate change: the risks arising from the significant structural changes to the economy needed to achieve net zero emissions - 'transition risk' and risks associated with higher global temperatures - 'physical risks'," the BoE explained.

The UK's seven biggest lenders will take part, including Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Barclays PLC, NatWest Group PLC and Nationwide Building Society.

Insurance giants including Aviva PLC, AXA SA, Direct Line Insurance Group PLC, RSA Insurance PLC and Legal & General Group PLC will also be part of the test.

The BoE added: "The bank intends the CBES to be a learning exercise. Experience and expertise in modelling climate-related risks is still relatively immature, so this exercise will develop the capabilities of both the bank and the CBES participants."

The central bank said the test will be carried out every other year, unlike its regular annual stress tests, and will not be used to set how much cash banks need to set aside on their balance sheets as a cushion against risks.

The bank will publish the results of the test in May next year.

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, said: "Today's exercise will help us size the risks from climate change for both the largest banks and insurers as well as the financial system as a whole."

"The end result will be more robust management of climate-related financial risks across the sector," he added.

The test will look at gauging the size of risks to bank credit books and to the assets and liabilities of insurers.

While it will not be used to determine capital requirements, the bank said the test will help it better model climate-related risks and inform future regulation.

Sarah Breedon, the bank's executive sponsor for climate change, said: "Though fiendishly complicated, climate scenario analysis is a critical part of our toolkit to address future uncertainty about what might happen to our planet, our economy and our financial system.

"Some scenarios show the most efficient pathway to net zero while others highlight the risks of late or insufficient action. By highlighting the risks of tomorrow, they can help guide actions today. I encourage all firms, not just those participating, to engage in and learn from this exercise."

[johnwise] 10/6/2021 07:40

Rough sleeping scandal shames Britain and dooms the Tories ...


There is an evictions crisis happening right under our noses

Warnings about the end of a government ban in England overlook the methods landlords have already been using to turf out tenants

For weeks, newspapers and campaigners have been warning of a looming evictions crisis. Of landlords free again, as of this month, to set the bailiffs on their tenants. Of hundreds of thousands of people losing their homes. Of an entire market teetering on a “cliff edge”. A terrifying prospect – except it doesn’t lie in the distance. An evictions crisis is already here and it is ripping through people’s lives.

[manics] 10/6/2021 07:28

US CPI data later today. Inflation numbers. Will likely have tangible impact.
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[johnwise] 10/6/2021 07:19

Satellite photos show rapid construction at military base where US has 'serious concerns' about China's presence.


In just a few weeks this spring, Cambodia appears to have built two buildings at its Ream naval base.

The new buildings went up near the site of two US-built facilities that were suddenly demolished last year.

The work has fed rumors of a looming Chinese military presence in an important part of Southeast Asia.

See more stories on Insider's business page.

[johnwise] 10/6/2021 07:02

I think Biden has a few problems of his own that makes Northern Ireland trade border pale into insignificance. E.g. the growth of Marxist movements in the US and Wall Street financial support for Communist China that he ignores..

[manics] 10/6/2021 05:53

The Bank of England is facing its biggest policy challenge since Black Wednesday because of the looming threat of inflation, its chief economist has warned.Britain risks an economically impoverishing 1970s-style inflation spiral if the Bank does not act quickly to bear down on prices as the country rebounds from the Covid-19 pandemic, Andy Haldane said yesterday. "In my view this is the most dangerous moment for monetary policy since inflation-targeting was first introduced into the UK in 1992 after the European Exchange Rate Mechanism debacle," Haldane wrote in the New Statesman.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inflation-threat-is-biggest-since-black-wednesday-warns-andy-haldane-j7hz55tzn

[johnwise] 09/6/2021 23:37

The Tory Party is the New Green Socialists:


"Global Warming" has been the biggest con which has been ongoing for a number of years. Create fear in the population then you can implement control over said population. Convince everyone to "Save the Planet" and tax them to high heaven and because it is a "green tax" no-one will complain or rather they will complain but can be duped into acceptance because it is good for the planet. How much money that has been taken by the government for all these green taxes has actually been spent on trying to reduce carbon emmissions? Wind turbines are highly subsidised by the government and companies are making a fortune out of them but their own carbon footprint negates the reason for installing them. Again it is just money and people are being duped into believing they are for the good of the environment. Rubbish. The old addage "You can fool some of the people some of the time". Goebels got it right when he said "The bigger the lie then more people will believe it".


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The evidence global warming isn't happening..

Video: The truth about global warming


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VIDEO: Bill Gates Slams Unreliable Wind and Solar Energy


VIDEO: European Parliament Told 'There is No Climate Emergency!'


Global warming a total “hoax and scam” run by corrupt scientists, warns Greenpeace co-founder


Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data