Sunday newspaper round-up: UK vaccine record, Turkish lira, Strict restrictions
21st Mar 2021 12:55
(Sharecast News) - The UK's vaccine record was once again broken yesterday, the Department for Health has confirmed, with 873,784 vaccinations registered. This breaks down into 686,424 first doses and 70,449 second doses in England; 59,415 first doses and 13,160 second doses in Scotland; 26,939 first doses and 9,429 second doses in Wales; and 4,785 first doses and 3,183 second doses in Northern Ireland. Yesterday's figures also represent a record amount of first doses in the UK, as well as a record number of doses overall. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreBarclays starts share buyback of up to £700m
19th Mar 2021 08:27
(Sharecast News) - Barclays announced the start of share buyback programme on Friday, to purchase up to a maximum of £700m of shares.
Read moreBuybacks make a comeback as crisis eases
10th Mar 2021 12:22
(Sharecast News) - UK companies have announced more than £2bn of share buybacks in 2021 with more in the pipeline, suggesting this means of returning cash to shareholders is on the way back.
Read moreEx-BoE Governor Mervyn King warns of 'excessive complacency' on inflation
1st Mar 2021 12:34
(Sharecast News) - Central bankers need to be ready for inflation to move in either direction, former Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, said.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
23rd Feb 2021 13:39
(Sharecast News) - Clinigen: Liberum reiterates buy with a target price of 1,050p.
Read moreBarclays unveils shareholder payouts as profit beats forecasts
18th Feb 2021 05:34
(Sharecast News) - Barclays reinstated its dividend and said it would buy back up to £700m of shares as the bank reported annual profit ahead of forecasts.
Read moreThursday preview: US data barrage, Barclays in the spotlight
17th Feb 2021 15:41
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' attention on Thursday will continue to be trained on the US where investors will be digesting a barrage of key economic indicators.
Read moreIan Cheshire quits as chairman of Barclays UK
18th Dec 2020 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Barclays said Ian Cheshire would step down as chairman of its UK bank because lacks the time to lead the lender through economic recovery from the effects of Covid-19.
Read moreFederal Reserve 'tweaks' QE guidance to easier for longer
16th Dec 2020 19:59
(Sharecast News) - The Federal Reserve 'tweaked' its guidance for asset purchases on Thursday night, from time-based to outcome-based.
Read moreFCA fines halve in 2020 as number hits record low
16th Dec 2020 08:38
(Sharecast News) - Fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority have more than halved in 2020 as the number of penalties has dropped to a record low.
Read moreBarclays fined £26m over treatment of borrowers
15th Dec 2020 10:38
(Sharecast News) - Barclays Bank has been fined £26m over its treatment of borrowers who fell into arrears or experienced financial difficulties over a four-year period to 2018.
Read moreS&P says UK sovereign debt rating might come under pressure in 'no deal' Brexit
14th Dec 2020 14:15
(Sharecast News) - One of the world's top three credit rating agencies said a 'no deal' Brexit could see its rating for the UK's sovereign debt come under pressure should it complicate the outlook for the economy and fiscal consolidation.
Read moreBoE doing extensive work on possible impact of adopting negative interest rates
11th Dec 2020 12:43
(Sharecast News) - Extensive work was being carried out at the Bank of England on the possible implications and practicalities around adopting negative interest rates.
Read morePound falls as Brussels warns talks likely to fail
11th Dec 2020 10:22
(Sharecast News) - The pound fell against the euro and the dollar after Ursula von der Leyen warned trade talks with the UK were likely to fail.
Read moreFTSE 250 could drop up to 10% in no-deal Brexit, says Morgan Stanley
11th Dec 2020 09:22
(Sharecast News) - As Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned there was a "strong possibility" of a no-deal Brexit, analysts at Morgan Stanley considered the near-term implications of such an outcome, suggesting up to 10% downside for the domestically-focused FTSE 250 and a decline of as much as 20% for UK domestic bank stocks.
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