Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[scruff1] 26/1/2021 08:10

Thats a surprise - unemployment has risen. Furlough still in place so maybe another surprise for thickos when it ends - if it ever does. No signs of it ending yet. Government has become addicted to borrowing money.

[xxxxxy] 26/1/2021 07:39

Thought for the day....Jo Bloggs26 Jan 2021 7:28AMSo what sensible company would want to concentrate pharma production in the EU if you have more red tape to jump through to export it. The commissioners insistence that vaccines can easily be shipped from the U.K. to the EU tells pharma companies where to set up.... Daily Telegraph

[stonedyou] 26/1/2021 07:32

Warn us before Covid vaccines go to Britain, EU tells Pfizer
Brussels brings in new controls amid fear over vaccine supply.


The European Union has told Pfizer and other drug companies that they must secure its permission before exporting vaccine doses to Britain amid concerns about the level of supply.

Brussels announced plans yesterday for new controls on the export of vaccines in response to public anger at the slow pace of immunisation programmes in the EU. Companies will have to provide “early notification” of exports of all vaccines manufactured in the bloc to try to prevent shortages.

The intervention will raise fears that Britain’s supplies of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, which is made in Belgium, could be disrupted. Germany has suggested that vaccine exports could be blocked to safeguard supplies within the EU.

Britain has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, which is one

[glasgow13] 26/1/2021 07:15

Lots GRG shops shut.

[cheshire pete] 25/1/2021 23:41

He may be eccentric but he's often right. Wonder what he knows. Soon find out maybe.

[k38] 25/1/2021 22:09

If a salesman knocks your door the first thing you say to him/her..no thank you and you close the door to their faces. That's exactly what Democrats lawmakers did with this election. Giorge you set a trap and you fall in to it..lol@RandPaulNote that Stephanopolis concedes that there *were* irregularities, even as he attacks Paul for saying that the irregularities should be investigatedGread video, Paul is right. People are not stupid! No investigation no trust. As..james Healy said.. "I just can't understand why there isn't an investigation and determination on these election issues, not to change the outcome, but ensure they don't happen again, and hold wrongdoers accountable"

[scruff1] 25/1/2021 22:00

Funny old game this investing malarky. Its defo a case of kick one and they all limp. I understand why IAG and BP and JDW etc are down but why GRG? If no one can go on holiday til 2050 or whenever wont that mean people will have to stay at home and eat more pasties (even if they have to avoid the council's covid stazi to do it). Cant see how a 2 week quarantine at airports could trigger a pie shop sell off.
LLoy back to early Nov price. Ah well maybe next year zzzz

[freddie01] 25/1/2021 21:20

Mastercard to raise fees by at least 400% for EU firms selling to UK customers

Change from October could lead to higher prices for those paying with UK-issued cards


Mastercard is to increase the fees EU firms face to take payments from online shoppers from the UK by at least 400%, in a move that could mean higher prices for consumers.

When a credit or debit card is used, a percentage of the purchase price is paid by the retailer to the bank that issued it as an interchange fee, which is set by a payments firm.

Mastercard’s interchange fee is currently 0.3% on credit card payments and 0.2% on debit card payments but it has told EU firms that these will increase to 1.5% and 1.15% respectively from 15 October.

The Financial Times, which first reported the change, said the rise would benefit banks and card providers, rather than Mastercard.

Since 2015, the EU has capped these fees across the European Economic Area (EEA), including within the UK.

Mastercard’s current charges are in line with the cap. The new fees meet a cap for non-EEA cards used for online purchases within the area, which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as well as EU countries. The change announced by Mastercard will apply to online sales at shops and businesses based in the EEA that are made on UK-issued cards. Travellers will not face the higher rate on face-to-face sales.

Transactions made by UK cardholders in UK businesses and shops will not face higher rates.

In a statement, Mastercard said: “As a result of the UK leaving the European Economic Area, Mastercard will adapt interchange rates on UK cards to the commitments it gave the European commission in 2019 for non-EEA card transactions.

“In practice, only EEA merchants making e-commerce sales to UK cardholders will see a change. Interchange is not a consumer facing cost but the fees paid between merchants and banks for the provision of payments. Consumers should not feel any impact of changes in interchange fees.”

However, consumer organisations are concerned the charges will be passed on by retailers through higher prices.

Adam French, a consumer rights expert at Which?, said: “Consumers are already facing significant inconvenience and extra costs when shopping with businesses based in the EU and Mastercard’s decision to reimpose these hefty charges will come as another blow.

“The success of Brexit will be judged by how it affects our everyday lives, so the government must not neglect these consumer issues. Ministers must do a better job of explaining a confusing array of new rules and regulations and the government needs to work with the EU with a view to removing these costs as part of future negotiations.”

Visa, which is subject to the same interchange caps as Mastercard, has not announced any increase.

In a statement it said: “Should any change to interchange be appropriate, Visa would aim to provide our clients with advance notice to help them plan ahead – typically at least six months.”

[johnkettleyistheweatherman] 25/1/2021 19:52

another fuicking stooopid ruling from the useless EU

[mikemichael2] 25/1/2021 19:15

What a shame, only half of Asians willing to take up the vaccine offer, does that mean more for the rest???

[scruff1] 25/1/2021 18:13

diku
You did. But it was Doris so it could be Easter or February or July. It will depend on what he's ordered to do by his advisers. The decision is not up to him

[diku] 25/1/2021 18:04

Did I hear in the news schools won't open before Easter?...

[scruff1] 25/1/2021 17:56

Minnie
Bit harsh that. No one worse than Klippety for jumping about. They are entitled to show emotion surely. Abramovitch is a football idiot. F* knows how many managers he's sacked. He's a typical money bags. Thinks everything in life can be bought and cast off. Being a good footballer didnt make anyone a good manager. But plenty good managers took time to build teams.

[minerve 2] 25/1/2021 17:53

Oh, poor Tim. My heart bleeds for the worzel.


LOL!

[minerve 2] 25/1/2021 17:42

"freddie..Which space? the one between your ears!"

No, the one almost vacant just on top of his ball sack.