Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[portside1] 24/5/2013 10:21

have just added more and will keep adding .

[leedskier] 24/5/2013 10:19

May 24, 2013, 9:44am

BRITAIN may be as much as three quarters of the way through the country's high debt levels, according to a Bank of England policy maker.

Paul Fisher, the Bank's executive director for markets and a member of the monetary policy committee, said that we "may be beginning to see some signs of a pick-up", though a return to boom conditions is "unlikely in the UK anytime soon", in notes before a speech today.

"Monetary policy can only take us so far and the necessary real adjustments will need real changes and, most importantly, real time to work through," he said.

[sm001] 24/5/2013 09:35

lol portside!

"£5 notes for £340 notes...BUY!!"

[gcom2] 24/5/2013 09:25

40p? rbs peaked at 55p 2 years after being bailed out

[portside1] 24/5/2013 08:30

bought a load yesterday and now going to wait for 400p which will not be long
these are a very strong BUY they are now making good profits and all the bad news has gone returning to divs next year

BUY BUY BUY a gift they do not come very often £5 notes for £340 notes

[jwe] 24/5/2013 08:11

Yes John Lewis never seem to produce a bad set of figures.A truly amazing business model

[leedskier] 24/5/2013 07:35

For the best of the best the weather is irrelevant.




John Lewis Partnership sales up 7.7% at £180.29m Week 16

[leedskier] 24/5/2013 07:33

24 May 2013 | 06:36am
StockMarketWire.com - PRE-OPEN REPORT: The headline index is tipped to open flat to slightly higher this morning, according to financial websites, with trading expected to be light ahead of the long weekend break....

US & ASIA

In the US last night, the Dow lost 12 points at 15,295, the Nasdaq Composite shed 4 points at 3,459 and the S&P500 fell 4 points to 1,651.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 129 points at 14,354 and the Hang Seng off 45 points at 22,624.

WTI crude oil traded at $94.32 a barrel and Brent crude at $102.44.

Gold settled at $1,391 an ounce.

LONDON MARKETS

In a thin corporate diary today, interim results are due from Global Market Group

Trading statements are expected from Close Brothers Group and Smiths Group.

Beacon Hill Resources, Essenden, HSBC Holdings, Kcell Joint Stock Co, Kings Arms Yard VCT, Longships, OJSC Pharmstandard, Robert Walters, S & U and Vphase host their AGMs.

Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

[leedskier] 23/5/2013 21:27

Could be an interesting morning.

COURT 14

Before MR JUSTICE TUGENDHAT

Friday, 24th May 2013

At half past 10

Jury List

ROBED
FOR JUDGMENT

TLJ/13/0509 The Lord McAlpine of West Green v Bercow

[leedskier] 23/5/2013 19:25

EU rushes out corporate tax transparency law
Big companies' tax affairs in Europe are to be opened up to greater public scrutiny with the EU rushing out a law to reveal corporate profits and taxes on a country-by-country basis

[leedskier] 23/5/2013 16:03

R. I imagine that dispute may be referred to the ICSID.

https://icsid.worldbank.org/ICSID/Index.jsp

[ramco] 23/5/2013 15:29

Off the lows. Forty-five minutes into the session finds stocks posting just moderate losses. S&P 500 (SPY -0.7%), Nasdaq 100 (QQQ -0.4%) - with Apple a notable gainer, +0.7%. George Soros' reflexitivity: Worry of tapering sends stocks lower, thereby lessening chances of tapering.

[ramco] 23/5/2013 15:28

A year after Argentina expropriated Repsol's majority stake in YPF, there's little prospect of a deal on compensation even though both sides would rather avoid a costly, drawn-out legal battle. Argentina's lack of funds and its limits on the control private firms have over their investments, which could deter Repsol from accepting assets such as the Vaca Muerta shale field in any settlement, pose major obstacles.

[avatar333] 23/5/2013 15:18

Noted, with thanks, leedskier.

[leedskier] 23/5/2013 15:18

Monday 27 May 2013

Spring Bank Holiday

NON-trading day & NON-settlement day in EUI

[ramco] 23/5/2013 15:17

April New Home Sales: 454K vs. 425K expected, 444K prior (revised from 417K).

More on New Home Sales: The March print was revised sharply higher - to 444K from 417K. April sales were 2.3% higher than March and 29% higher than a year ago. The median sales price was $271.6K, the average $330.8K. Inventory stands at 156K, representing a supply of 4.1 months. Homebuilders ETF (XHB -0.4%).

Full report:

[ramco] 23/5/2013 14:53

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rises to -29.4 from -30.2 last week. Notably, the index climbed to -20.7 among homeowners, the highest level since January 2008 and 24 points higher than the level among renters. For the first time since November 2007, those earning $75K-$100K have joined those earning more than $100K in reporting a positive index score.

[ramco] 23/5/2013 14:47

The drop that leeds alluded to earlier in figures...An upward revision to Q1 GDP did little for stocks in Singapore (EWS) as the Straits Times tumbles 1.77% to its lowest level in in two weeks amid global selling. Across the region: Thai equities (THD) fall 1.5%, amid "caution" before next week's central bank meeting (on down days it's "rate cut caution" on up days its "rate cut speculation"), Malaysian shares (EWM) drop 0.61% in Kuala Lumpur, and Philippine stocks (EPHE) sink 0.96% in Manila, erasing three quarters of a two-day rally.

Add: Still prudent to remember we have 3.75 billion in POMO today...;

[ramco] 23/5/2013 14:35

At the open: Dow -0.62% to 15213. S&P -0.84% to 1641. Nasdaq -0.98% to 3429.
Treasurys: 30-year +0.6%. 10-yr +0.25%. 5-yr +0.11%.
Commodities: Crude -1.6% to $92.77. Gold +1.52% to $1388.25.
Currencies: Euro +0.4% vs. dollar. Yen -1.67%. Pound -0.21%.

[speedy] 23/5/2013 14:33

Ramco - a while back I'd heard that China was expected to have an abrupt
slowdown in late 3Q2013, and that was before Japan decided to double down on QE.

The timing seems to tie in with the content of that video of Kyle Bass from
October last year.

[ramco] 23/5/2013 14:28

Market preview: U.S. markets are indicated to open sharply lower, as jitters over when the Fed will begin to taper its bond purchases, an unexpected contraction in China's manufacturing sector, and the Nikkei's 7.3% overnight plunge combine to make a toxic brew. S&P -1%, Dow -0.8%. Basic resource stocks in Europe saw a selloff on the news. Still ahead: new home sales, EIA natural gas.

[avatar333] 23/5/2013 13:57

'Global warming'?



Coldest UK Spring for over 30 years

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