Tuesday broker round-up
25th May 2021 13:07
(Sharecast News) - Travis Perkins: Deutsche Bank resumes coverage with a recommendation to hold and a target price of 1,707p.
Read moreCredit Suisse says markets 'consolidating' not 'correcting', unless ...
14th May 2021 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Stockmarkets are now set to consolidate, given that inflation is now "a bit more" of an issue, but they are not headed for a 'correction', says Andrew Garthwaite at Credit Suisse.
Read moreActivist Bramson defeated as he sells Barclays stake
7th May 2021 09:13
(Sharecast News) - Edward Bramson has sold his entire stake in Barclays in a defeat for his three-year campaign to force change at the bank.
Read moreBoE stands pat, Haldane casts dissenting vote
6th May 2021 11:41
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England stood pat on monetary policy on Thursday to support the recovery and ensure that consumer price inflation returned to its 2.0% target sustainably.
Read moreJP Morgan stays 'overweight' on Barclays, says earnings recovery on track
5th May 2021 12:20
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at JP Morgan reiterated their 'overweight' stance and 210.0p target price on shares of Barclays, telling clients that the lender's earnings recovery was on track despite management's messaging on costs.
Read moreBarclays targets investment bank expansion
5th May 2021 12:07
(Sharecast News) - Barclays told shareholders it would expand its investment banking business as rivals scale back and the bank stressed the importance of its universal banking model.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks edge higher despite profit-taking in Barclays
30th Apr 2021 08:35
(Sharecast News) - Shares prices are continuing to grind higher at the end of the month against a backdrop of buoyant investor sentiment globally following the fresh record highs set on Wall Street the night before.
Read moreBarclays profits more than double as impairments plunge
30th Apr 2021 07:00
(Sharecast News) - UK bank Barclays on Friday said first quarter profits had more than doubled, but cautioned that its outlook remained uncertain due to the Coviud-19 pandemic.
Read moreFriday preview: China PMI, Barclays in the spotlight
29th Apr 2021 11:54
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' focus at the end of April will shift towards a raft of economic data from across all the major geographies.
Read moreNationwide lifts borrowing amount for first-time buyers
20th Apr 2021 10:36
(Sharecast News) - UK building society Nationwide is increasing the amount it will lend to first-time buyers in a move it claims will help increase home ownership.
Read moreShoreCap continues to see 'positive momentum' in UK banks' shares
19th Apr 2021 10:43
(Sharecast News) - ShoreCap analysts continued to see "positive momentum" in UK banks' shares on the back of successful Covid-19 vaccine rollouts.
Read moreDeutsche Bank upgrades NatWest ahead of Ireland exit
24th Mar 2021 12:35
(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank upgraded NatWest to 'hold' from 'sell' on Wednesday as it took a look at Irish banks after NatWest's announced exit from the country.
Read moreBig banks invest $3.8bn in financing fossil fuel companies since 2015
24th Mar 2021 09:42
(Sharecast News) - Sixty of the world's biggest banks provided $3.8bn of financing for fossil fuel projects from 2016 to 2020, revealed a report by a coalition of NGOs.
Read moreFed's Kaplan among those expecting first interest rate hike in 2022
23rd Mar 2021 12:21
(Sharecast News) - The US central bank should start hiking interest rates in 2021, a top Federal Reserve official reiterated on Tuesday.
Read moreJP Morgan upgrades Lloyds Banking Group
22nd Mar 2021 09:14
(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan upgraded Lloyds Banking Group to 'overweight' and predicted the strengthening UK yield curve would end the underperformance of the country's banks.
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