Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 21:47

Talking of VW

[jazza] 22/9/2015 20:09

Was there a (credible) reason for the FTSE to bomb spectacularly today?

Can't see that anyone even bothered to try.

[isis] 22/9/2015 17:18

Does it actually affect the Cars performance though?

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 16:55

The RBS support line in the quicksand of these markets is 300p.

[jwe] 22/9/2015 14:59

Well VW deserve all they a get,a complete disgrace imo

[careful] 22/9/2015 14:20

America and its new protectionism.
We saw what they did to BP. a scandal.

Now its VW's turn.

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 13:44

Posted yesterday.

[gcom2] 22/9/2015 13:24

Boe or fed no difference. How does a higher base rate ensure better net margin?
Rbs increased its net margin towards 4% in 2014 and the base rate was same as now.

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 13:08

No it would require the BoE to raise rates, but I doubt the BoE would want to be the first. In which case it will be Q1/2016 at the earliest.

[gcom2] 22/9/2015 12:59

Fed raising rates wouldn't necessarily improve net interest margin for banks , would it

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 12:46

GLEN is now off 13.2%

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 12:22

gcom2, lower for longer interest rates means lower for longer earnings for commercial/retail banks. No wonder banks slashing costs.

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 12:21

CityAM

But there will be particular attention later this week on ECB president Mario Draghi, who speaks on Wednesday.

The concerns of investors centre around whether the ECB will move to extend its QE programme.

Recent figures have shown that the Eurozone is still struggling and inflation in particular remains at worryingly low levels.

A move by the central bank to extend QE could well give the markets a little more to go on, and we will see just how seriously Draghi is taking the continued stagnation in inflation.

[gcom2] 22/9/2015 11:46

RBS share price was 25% higher in Jan 2013, when pigs bond yields were all over 6%, billions had yet to be paid in PPI and UK GDP had just shrunk by 0.3 % in q4 2012. But hey, at least RBS was 370p a share !!!

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 11:08

All the EZ stats .... current forecasts are for 2015 growth of 1.1%.

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 10:55

Basically the problem China faces is that the EZ is a dead market with little growth and flat prices, but worse still the unemployment rate is double that in the UK & USA.

France has a 10% unemployment rate, Italy a 12% rate and Spain a 22% rate.

Germany's fear of inflation back in 2011, has caused the damage. By limiting the scope for the ECB -- pre Draghi -- to print, it has not merely delayed a cyclical problem but risks making it chronic.

The next meeting of ECB finance ministers is in October. Hopefully Draghi has a plan B.

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 10:31

GLEN is down another 8% today. RIO is down 4.66%, BHP is down 4.44%.

[leedskier] 22/9/2015 10:29

Good Morning

September is said to be the cruelest month and it is living up to expectations.

FTSE100 is off 2.15%.

Today even without looking I know the reason.

The market thinks that all the FTSE100 miners will reduce, if not cancel dividends as they struggle with ever lower metal prices.

[avatar333] 22/9/2015 10:09

Morning.

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[leedskier] 22/9/2015 07:43

StockMarketWire.comThe headline index is tipped to reverse yesterday's moderate gains, according to financial websites, with US interest rate expectations, the latest Greek election result and the ongoing talks over the refugee crisis all adding to market uncertainty.Elsewhere, Wall St closed modestly higher overnight, while Asian markets were generally firmer earlier today.US & ASIAIn the US last night, the Dow gained 125 points to close at 16,510, the Nasdaq added 2 points at 4,829 and the S&P 500 climbed 9 points higher to reach 1,967.In Asia today, the Nikkei remains closed for a public holiday, while the Hang Seng had gained 156 points at 21,913.WTI crude oil traded at $46.12 a barrel and Brent at $48.43.Gold settled at $1,133.2 an ounce.LONDON MARKETSIn the corporate diary today, interim results are expected from Etalon Group, AA, Advanced Oncotherapy, AG Barr, Card Factory, Carnival, Clearstar, Horizon Discovery Group, KBC Advanced Technologies, Minds + Machines Group, Nature Group, Oxford Pharmascience Group, Porta Communications, Sphere Medical, Thalassa and Venn Life Sciences and final results are due from Clinigen.AFH Financial Group, Bank of America, HML Holdings, Spark Ventures and Velox3 are set to host shareholder meetings.Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

[avatar333] 21/9/2015 09:58

I note that Mr Farron agrees with me:



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Indeed.

It will also leave the 'centre ground' wide open for the Liberal Democrats.

LOL

[avatar333] 21/9/2015 09:29

Morning.

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