Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[pandy999] 09/10/2020 17:23

B H M
Will be my little pony if Biden wins

[pandy999] 09/10/2020 16:56

B H M

BLACK HORSE MATTERS

[chavitravi2] 09/10/2020 16:45

Yanks a million guys. Bast---s.

[xxxxxy] 09/10/2020 16:24

John Redwood The U.K. should not surrender our fish or our law making powers. Leave the talks as promised if the EU still doesn't agree a Free Trade Agreement. We trade well with the USA without an Agreement so FTAs are not essential.

[alphorn] 09/10/2020 16:16

You first have to believe his deadline. ;))

[action] 09/10/2020 16:12

One week and counting BREXIT deadline. Let's see Boris has courage to walk away if you can not reach deal or is he going to bow down to mighty EU.

[alphorn] 09/10/2020 15:49

bb - a slow realisation that the Express has led them up the proverbial garden path. Remember according to the Express Barnier was long gone as the EU negotiator. Amazing how 52% can be fooled most of the time. Lol

[minerve 2] 09/10/2020 15:48

Any more of this nonsense from Boris and his mates and we will all be French men.

LOL

[utyinv] 09/10/2020 15:33

Yanks playing games with this stock. Sooner the election is over and the bandit Bailey gets out of our business the sooner this gets back towards £1/share

[bargainbob] 09/10/2020 15:22

Is it just me but the EU ,is not as hated on this board as in the past. Lol

[xxxxxy] 09/10/2020 14:25

Jan Gorizia9 Oct 2020 1:25PMIn 2005 virology experts at the United States Centre for Bio-security, stated  "Even if it were possible to cordon off a city, that would not stop the virus from spreading."Looking at historical failures and running models on how infectious viruses spread, virology experts said. "Quarantines were doomed to fail."These experts, allowed to come the their own conclusions free of political pressure and demands to do something by the ignorant masses have told us the plain truth. Some things simply cannot be fixedWe can see today how countries that had far tougher lock downs than the U.K. failed to eradicate the virus.Even if cases are reduced from tens of thousands to just a few dozen the virus comes back.Countries which had no lock down such as Brazil are seeing cases falling rapidly.The lock downs in Spain, France and Italy have only delayed the inevitable by a few months. Even if we had a politician who would say, The government can do nothing in this case, would we allow them to tell us this unpalatable truth.Do not expect what the government does will protect you.In countries with the highest obesity rates, U.K. over 70% of the population is overweight, Covid deaths are around 700 per million, the U.S is very similar.In countries with the best diets and lowest obesity rates, Japan and others the death rate from Covid is 1 or 2 per million.Being overweight of any level, damages our immune system. A little bit of fresh fruit and veg each day, a little bit of exercise is our best chance of getting through this.Quarantines are doomed to fail.

[xxxxxy] 09/10/2020 14:23

IAN GILL9 Oct 2020 1:50PMKeep it going Boris. By Spring 2021 we'll all be on the dole. As for the NHS, where's the £135bn/annum coming from to keep it going, the public sector?Vote Conservative The Party That Supports Business

[alphorn] 09/10/2020 14:03

max - you are reading too much Express - bad for your health. ;))

[maxk] 09/10/2020 13:54

It's all shadow boxing from the €uro's.


For once, blighty actually holds the trump cards.

[alphorn] 09/10/2020 13:40

"Barnier hopes to avoid debate over the compromises that he has made, or is planning on making...."

......or not as the case may be.

Twaddle of the day. Plus some nutter has ticked up the post.

[xxxxxy] 09/10/2020 12:19

In today's brief: Barnier tries to keep EU summit from boiling over as he tells UK that they will water down fishing demands despite Macron protests. Meanwhile, Brussels continue to demand a presence in Northern Ireland and the Flemish have a cunning plan for their fishermen.Barnier attempts to stifle progress at EU summit: Barnier is up to his old tricks today, telling European capitals that despite the fact that a post-Brexit trade, fisheries and security agreement is close, negotiations will need to continue until the end of the month. The EU's chief negotiator told a meeting of European ambassadors on Wednesday not to discuss any possible compromise at the EU summit next week as it would damage unity. Instead, he called on them to repeat the need for further UK concessions and not take note of Boris' deadline, according to a confidential note of the meeting seen by the Times. Barnier hopes to avoid debate over the compromises that he has made, or is planning on making, in order to keep any unfavourable reactions at bay. The Commission has planned to limit the summit conclusions to bland statements of "taking stock" and "a deal, but not at any price".EU Council President Charles Michel has said that the UK needs to take "significant steps" to secure a trade deal and that "the coming days are crucial". Boris Johnson has previously said that both sides should "move on" if a deal cannot be reached by the time of the EU leaders summit, which begins on October 15th, so you begin to wonder how Barnier's new strategy of neutering the EU summit can be levelled against the PM's deadline.EU to cave on fisheries despite Macron's refusals: However, with France and others kicking up a fuss over fisheries, Barnier's plan could yet backfire and even if we see a publicly "unified" EU, you can be sure that member states will be squabbling amongst themselves behind closed doors. Many feel as if a deal is within reach and are urging the coastal states to roll back on their maximalist demands. However, Macron is spoiling their party, still refusing to back down over access to UK fishing waters. Barnier has called on these states to be more "realistic" in what can be achieved and said it was not "feasible" for EU trawlers to keep the same access to UK waters as they have now. Instead Brussels is looking at how to compensate EU fisherman that will inevitably lose out, deal or no deal. As part of the plans, the EU will hand them part of Britain's old fishing rights in EU waters. Diplomats however, noted that fishing rights enjoyed up to now by the UK in the residual EU EEZ are worth around a fifth of those enjoyed by the EU27 in UK waters.One UK official told the FT that "The EU must realise the current arrangements are going to change one way or another. There needs to be more realism from the EU and urgently."But despite Macron's protests, the Sun are reporting that Barnier will tell the UK that he will water down their stance on fisheries in hopes of bridging the significant gaps between the two sides on this issue. The bloc's negotiator will defy French calls for a continuation of the status quo. Other EU diplomats have suggested Macron is isolated in his defiance, and that the EU must soften its position to get an agreement.Realism needed but increasingly hard to find: As UK negotiators and Barnier himself pushed for realism, EU ambassadors on Wednesday argued that fishermen in Belgium's city of Bruges could claim rights to British waters in perpetuity because of "a privilege" granted by King Charles II of England in 1666."Our goal is to reach a negotiated deal," a spokesperson for Flemish Fisheries Minister Hilde Crevits said. "But if we don't reach a deal, we could invoke the Charter. It dates back to 1666 but has been confirmed by a UK lawyer in 1820."Talk about clutching at straws. Diplomats insisted the remark was made in jest and that the Flemish government's claim of "eternal access" to British waters was not credible. Now there's a surprise. Just to humour the argument for a minute, the treaty issued by King Charles II grants 50 fishermen this right, so don't be surprised if Barnier turns up with a family tree on a scroll at today's meeting of the chief negotiators claiming a big win for EU fishing. EU still want presence in Northern Ireland: It is understood that EU and UK officials will hold technical talks on the controversy surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol today. It is understood that the EU will again demand that it has a presence in Belfast after the transition period ends, in order to oversee the implementation of checks and controls on goods. In turn, the UK will likely raise its own concerns over check on goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland. Previously, the UK has flat out refused EU plans for a presence in Northern Ireland and something tells me that position is very unlikely to change.Canadian food giant plans UK expansion: Canadian coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons is planning a big UK expansion that will create 2,000 jobs, opening drive-outlets in every major city and town over the next two years. Their drive-thru business model has held up well during the pandemic, delivering "exceptional performance". Trade Minister, Greg Hands reacted on twitter calling it "more good news on foreign investment in the UK."Time to act as a sovereign state: On our site today we have an article by Jayne Adye, director of grassroots Eurosceptic campaign Get Britain Out. Her article call on the UK to start acting like an independent sovereign nation in the face of the EU's dirty tactics. You can read the full article here.For the latest news and developments throughout the day, please do follow @GlobalVision_UK on Twitter.Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your day.

[minerve 2] 09/10/2020 11:24

.....

"But new rules proposed by the Bank of England last week will make many types of home loans less profitable for the big banks by forcing them to hold more capital for every mortgage they write.

Large lenders have leeway to determine how much capital they need to protect against losses, but the central bank said it was concerned that some were applying “inappropriately low” risk weightings, which gave them an unfair advantage over smaller rivals.

One executive who spoke to Treasury officials last week said the timing of the BoE’s announcement highlighted a lack of joined-up thinking between regulators and the government. “[The BoE regulation] is hardly going to give the market a boost,” added the executive."


FT

[renewed1] 09/10/2020 11:18

Unfortunately ...I agree with Max...but any deal will probably push these over mid 30's hence been buying big time.

[maxk] 09/10/2020 11:11

Alp

There will be a deal, but I suspect we are not going to like it.

[alphorn] 09/10/2020 11:07

max - interesting.

My thought btw is that the very bad economic situation could put pressure on Boris et al to get an EU deal - to have the impact of a No Deal on top does not bear thinking about.

(Is that using an argument to support my position, rather than vice versa?!)

[maxk] 09/10/2020 11:00

No one working, just drinking .. economy tanks




The UK’s largest supermarket posted a 28.7% rise in pre-tax profits to £551 million. What CEO Ken Murphy didn’t foghorn forth was the fact that, during lockdown, alcohol sales were up 42%….insider sources tell me.

It’s hardly surprising: studies found that, while 25% of adults were morning drinkers between Apr 2019 –Feb 2020, the figure rocketed up to 38% during lockdown in April 2020.