Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[cheshire pete] 04/2/2021 10:10

Wasn't there something recently about BofE/regulator allowing divis on a case by case basis? Any more news on this?

[cheshire pete] 04/2/2021 10:08

Not long before we find out...wed. 24th Feb, although BARC on Thurs. 18th and HSBC Tue 23rd likely to be pointers.

Just a thought: several have said that they have been saving money without trying too hard. People on furlough and retirees who have been on successive lockdowns, people who haven't been able (or reluctant) to travel abroad on holiday. Saying money has just been piling up in the bank. Whether this translates to increased profits for banks, don't know but hopefully a positive.

[diku] 04/2/2021 09:16

If they want to make themselves look good in the spirit of Covid circumstances it will be no divi...but shares award galore will make up for it...

[maxk] 04/2/2021 09:05

And in all probability, no div. Who knows with the clowns in charge?

[scruff1] 04/2/2021 08:34

Rumblings of negative interest rates again. Does the MPC meet today?

[xxxxxy] 04/2/2021 08:31

Dividend.OrDividend + special dividend.I just don't know.

[gaffer73] 04/2/2021 07:39

Even Deutsche Bank making a profit.

[xxxxxy] 04/2/2021 07:24

Nigel Keegan4 Feb 2021 7:14AMWhat "strategy" is this. There is no strategy beyond a clueless prime minister who is terrified of the press and thinks he can get away with anything because the opposition is even more idiotic than the government. How Whitty can stand up with a straight face in front of a graph showing declining rates of everything and say that the R rate could be above 1 is beyond me. And while we're at it let's have some clarity on how Fergusson and his friends are calculating the R rate in the first place so it can be subjected to independent due diligence. NERVTAG sounds more like a Burmese military junta or Russian nerve agent than a scientific committee. Sinister acronyms and shadowy committees taking decisions and apparently accountable to nobody least of all the electorate. How on earth have we ended up with people like this running the country... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 04/2/2021 07:06

Trade frictions within the UKFEBRUARY 4, 2021 POST A COMMENTYesterday in Parliament I raised the issues of trade friction  between the GB and Northern Ireland again in the Commons. I will post my speech when it is available.I was pleased that Michael Gove now accepts there are important issues to be sorted out and is  engaged in talks with the EU, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Republic of Ireland. Maybe he can get an agreement to sort these matters. If not he will need to legislate urgently  in the spirit of the EU's acceptance that Northern Ireland is fully part of the UK's single market and customs area to ensure the smooth flow of trade between GB and N0rthern Ireland. Our border officials need to know that goods destined to flow between different parts of the UK should pass as easily as between London  and Surrey when it comes to excise, VAT and goods checks.  The idea that there would be lots of people seeking to evade  goods checks into the Republic by routing things through Northern Ireland and claiming them to be UK domestic trade is wrong. Most of the trade we are talking about is large supermarkets supplying their stores in Northern Ireland, or deliveries by Trusted traders and large hauliers who wish to keep their privileged status and good record with the authorities.I did not vote for the EU/Uk Agreement because I had worries both about N0rthern Ireland and fish which I highlighted in the debate. These remain real issues and need urgent attention to tackle them.... John Redwood

[ball deap] 04/2/2021 01:59

My position STAY LONG Watch at 14.17 for that large trade then look at Level 2 for that extra treat. Cut your short positions guys, don't be foolish!!! , How many times did I say? So many morons dispensing anal drivel unbelievable on some thread , my fellow LONG traders beware of it.

[k38] 04/2/2021 00:16

Former CIA Counter-Insurgency Officer Urges US Government to Use War Tactics Against Domestic Extremists Like Those Who Stormed US Capitol?Glenn Greenwald@ggreenwaldIf you're planning a wedding on US soil in the next couple of years, probably best to assign one of the guests to keep an eye on the sky to ensure there are no drones flying overhead to bomb the wedding party:The former director of the CIA's counterterrorism operation argues that counterinsurgency tactics, like those used in Afghanistan and Iraq, are needed to fight the extremists who stormed the Capitol.Lol.......

[k38] 03/2/2021 23:38

Peruvian Court made this ruling and is confirmed true!"The Chinese virus was "created by a criminal elite that rules the world.""The plandemic is nothing more than a scam that was hatched by the worst kinds of criminals this world has ever seen; those with lots of money and a penchant for genocide""... they already planning for the next plandemic".... they claim that the Court was wrong in their conclusion, so for that reason they label the story as "No Evidence" but the fact a Peruvian Court made this ruling is confirmed true!

[maxk] 03/2/2021 23:13

Super Mario will be up to the job ... bend over, this wont hurt a bit

[jl5006] 03/2/2021 22:59

Italy has gone e through the gears, from democratic revolt against the euro and the country’s pro-EU elites, all the way to the other extreme of a technocrat government under the ultimate Mr Euro, without any election along the way.

The stitch-up has been breath-taking, even for those who thought they had seen it all in Italy. The appointment of Mario Draghi to navigate the dangerous economic waters of the next two years is astute - in one sense - but those in EU circles and the bond markets celebrating this insider riconquista should be careful what they wish for.

The last usable card has been played in Italy’s misadventure with monetary union, a regime that has led to two lost decades of perma-slump, overseen 50pc youth unemployment rates across the Mezzogiorno, and culminated in a debt-deflation trap. It had better work.

Three years ago, Italian voters rebelled against this regime. Insurgent parties of Left and Right swept into power, vowing to defy EU fiscal rules and to reverse reforms imposed upon them (indirectly) by Berlin. A ‘mini-Bot’ parallel currency was written into the coalition agreement.

[kkclimber56] 03/2/2021 22:57

i am 70 yo in good health without any problems and have just been offered a vaccine appointment on Sunday

Its been a good day

except that liverpool lost

[cheshire pete] 03/2/2021 22:52

Yes maxk: suspect the significance of our vaccine roll out success and the potential for business recovery not yet fully appreciated.

[k38] 03/2/2021 20:13

Somehow the people surrounding the "president" feel untouchable and act out of control.. well what you expect when the president is a sleeping mode 24 hours. So back to the big Q.Who is in control of the white house?