Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[ramco] 29/5/2013 23:38

It's A low POMO day tomorrow but a big one on Friday.....what coinciding with end of the month window dressing too....;

[jwe] 29/5/2013 18:11

According to the FOS only 10% have claimed compensation for PPI miss selling as yet!!They recon there were 50M policies issued

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 17:33

Yusuf Heusen of IG: is the market coming or going?

Once again the uptrend is looking under threat.
Yesterday's impressive gains are a distant memory as the FTSE gives up the ground gained on Tuesday and back to levels seen last Thursday. It's been a while since we've seen such volatility in both directions, which is at least a welcome reminder that markets can go down as well as up, but two consecutive triple-digit days suggests a market that doesn't know whether it's coming or going. Too many had probably forgotten that universal truth in the steady run higher this year.
A warning from the OECD about the negative impact of the end of QE on global growth prospects has reignited fears that any reduction in easing will bring the global party to a halt.
Such fears are understandable, but perhaps overdone; having seen the turmoil caused by even hinting at a reduction in QE, Ben Bernanke is going to tiptoe very carefully into this area


Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/29/eurozone-crisis-china-imf-ec-deficit#ixzz2UhT3Q2ud

[jwe] 29/5/2013 16:43

Below Treasuries then which were 2.17% earlier

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 16:28

What is interesting is that the yield on the UK 10 year is 2% today.

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 16:21

I have not checked but I think it is miners which are being hit hardest.

edit:

I was wrong it is a motley collection of shares. ADD: Including defensives, which could suggest some rebalancing going on.

[jwe] 29/5/2013 16:15

Banks holding up quite well though.They often fall more in % terms than the overall market in these sell offs

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 16:10

- 2.05% ... quite a fall ...

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 15:46

The 2010 General Election was of interest to psephologists because a very small swing from Labour to Conservative -- 5.1%, caused a large swing in seats. It follows that the 2015 election will not be won or lost in the blue or red heartlands but in the grey areas of the country, where seats can change hands with a relatively small swing. A classic example being multicultural Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, where a 6% swing switched it from Labour to Conservative and where in the last four elections the seat went to the party which won overall.

If the OECD is correct in its downgraded forecasts for 2014 growth, I just cannot see how the Conservative Party will hold onto industrialised Dewsbury, situated in the heavy woollen district of West Yorkshire, at the next election.

[ramco] 29/5/2013 15:11

Shares of Netflix (NFLX +2.9%) take back some ground lost yesterday amid subpar reviews for Arrested Development. It could be an eventful morning with CEO Reed Hastings holding court at D11 and scheduled for a CNBC interview.

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 15:11

It does very much so, however I am being given a day off from the climbing frames today ;

[ramco] 29/5/2013 15:08

Thought you had missed it...never mind all that trust the enjoyment continues...;

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 15:07

- 1.75% and still falling.

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 15:03

DJI recovers *from the lows, FTSE100 falls back to -1.7%

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 14:59

Not being focused on the news at the moment ... I missed this ...


OECD cuts UK economic growth forecasts for 2014
Thinktank says eurozone crisis and government and consumer debt will drag on growth next year, but urges chancellor to stick with spending cuts


Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/29/oecd-uk-economic-growth-forecasts#ixzz2Ugq4jVrn

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 14:51

Britain's socialist designed state education system cannot even educate its own kids in disciplines and to a standard which makes them of any use to employers, so it is a bit rich to suggest it can do better for those from overseas who can barely speak the language.

And that is about as xenophobic as it comes from me ;

[jwe] 29/5/2013 14:46

He maybe deluded but i would not have him down as dishonest
I cannot see the EZ cutting again in june,they have always been reluctant in the extreme to cut.Trichet actually raised rates when it was clear to all those with an IQ above moron level that it was,how shall we say,-somewhat silly

[portside1] 29/5/2013 14:38

vince cable the most dishonest person ever to be in politics
a total nutter

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 14:35

The FTSE100 closed out April at 6418 (or thereabouts) I guess some think it can give a bit back from the highs of yesterday. It is not as if London is NY where shares just keep on keeping on as long as the Fed prints.

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 14:31

The FTSE100 was off 1.69% at the US open.

[leedskier] 29/5/2013 14:28

I read about the China downgrade pre-market, but that is a very long way from London and the UK does not export much there. Nope, I think it is all about creating volatility. The City has to get those HFT systems making a profit somehow, what better than pre-programmed volatility.


Not that I am suggesting for a moment that the kind of manipulation we read about over interest rates and more recently gas prices would apply to share prices ;

[ramco] 29/5/2013 14:24

Personally think this soured the mood...;
Growth rates in Europe and China were cut by the OECD and IMF respectively. In addition, the OECD said that the ECB would likely need to cut rates at its June meeting....;