Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 11:10

Sorry but Jennings is not yet ready for International Test Cricket. Knocked over again!

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 09:42

There was a Bloomberg video on cryptocurrency last Thursday -- I think!

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 09:27

Following from my early post here this morning, I see that 8.36am, the Guardian posted ...

In another briefing, an unnamed ally of Hammond told the Sun that the environment secretary, Michael Gove, was the source of some of the leaks from last week’s cabinet meeting, denied by “friends” of Gove.

[gcom2] 17/7/2017 09:06

i'm backing lloyds now be back in rbs after the mega fine or 220p whichever comes 1st

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 08:49

But having been moved down ... they now rise again.

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 08:46

gcom2, the FTSE100 is and always has been about churning shares. Sure there can be specific news which moves some particular share up or down, but generally sectors move up and down in tandem. For one bank share to move down, maybe just random. When they all move down together ...

[gcom2] 17/7/2017 08:25

how do you know that leedskier

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 08:19

Banks being shorted today.

[careful] 17/7/2017 07:10

'Chinese growth 6.9%'.

When are these economist going to give out figures that mean something.
Growth is just total spending with an adjustment for imports-exports.

It never accounts for increased debt levels.
Gordon Brown was delighted with his growth(in spending) figures, but ignored the massive increase in government, private and corporate debt that fuelled it.

Something will hit the fan when China's debt goes critical.

[leedskier] 17/7/2017 07:00

The Ft reports China's GDP jumps to 6.9%, beating market expectations.

[leedskier] 14/7/2017 09:14

The primary purpose of the 'Great Repeal Bill' is to grant Ministers the power to decide which bits of the EU laws -- of which there are great many -- shall be converted into British laws and on what date and in what form.

For example most work place rights arise from EU law. The Great Repeal Bill would enable the Minister for Work & Pensions to have the power but not the obligation to create statutory Instruments to bring those EU rights onto the Statute Book.

Only when the Statutory Instrument has been created would it be subject to any form of debate or vote in Parliament.

Under Theresa May's pre-election grand scheme, she hoped to get such a large majority that she could get all these Statutory Instruments (in whatever form they appeared) passed 'en masse'.

In the post election real politik, the opposition parties and some within her own party are saying that the Great Repeal Bill will only be passed, if the power to create and pass the Statutory Instruments begins and ends in Parliament.

Which means that Theresa May cannot 'shrink to fit' -- cut down -- any existing rights created for British citizens under EU law.

[maxk] 14/7/2017 00:03

Over to you leeds, cos this is as clear as mud.

[largeronald] 13/7/2017 19:37

I thought it was all going on the NHS?

[maxk] 13/7/2017 17:57

leeds

I don't rely on any particular website for news, I even look in on the Graun every day.

However, do you disagree with what was said? Was it factually wrong?

In particular this caught the eye:

"British exporters would face total tariffs of around £5.2 billion, but tariffs on EU imports would raise a much larger £12.9 billion, and they could be compensated through a combination of research grants, subsidies, and general tax cuts."

[gcom2] 13/7/2017 16:42

RBS about the same price as Feb last year.Bailed out US banks are up around 60% to 75% since then.

[gcom2] 13/7/2017 16:36

Maybe it will be another decade with mcewan running tne show.

[smurfy2001] 13/7/2017 12:51

The rehabilitation of RBS is painful, costly – and nowhere near over

The bank is resolving another ‘legacy issue’ by paying £4.2bn over mis-sold loans in US, but a return to profit is still a distant dream

[leedskier] 13/7/2017 12:06

Is it any wonder that there is a shareholder revolt in progress at the Burberry AGM today over the levels of remuneration for certain top players?

[leedskier] 13/7/2017 10:58

gcom2, it is just a pity that the real earnings of those in work have fallen 14% over the last decade.

This is only up to Q4/2015, real earnings have dropped significantly further since then.


27 Jul 2016, by Geoff Tily in Economics

The decline in UK real wages since the pre-crisis peak is the most severe in the OECD, equal only to Greece. Both countries saw declines of 10.4% per cent between 2007 Q4 and 2015Q4. Apart from Portugal, all other OECD countries saw real wage increases, albeit mostly modest ones.

[leedskier] 13/7/2017 10:57

maxk do you rely that website to inform your opinion?


Breitbart News Network is a far-right American news, opinion and commentary website founded in 2007 by Andrew Breitbart.

[gcom2] 13/7/2017 10:56

UK now has the 4th highest employment rate globally at 74.8%
Only Iceland, Switzerland and Norway have higher % in emplyment.