BoE's Haskel warns against preemptive tightening of monetary policy
19th Jul 2021 13:36
(Sharecast News) - One of the Bank of England's top officials argued against reducing monetary stimulus for the economy.
Read moreBoA revises 2021 UK CPI forecast higher, but says higher inflation 'transitory'
14th Jul 2021 10:26
(Sharecast News) - Economists at Bank of America revised their forecast for UK inflation in 2021 upwards following a stronger-than-expected print on June consumer prices.
Read moreBoE removes restrictions on bank dividends
13th Jul 2021 07:26
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England has removed restrictions on bank dividend payouts introduced in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as the sector remains "well-capitalised" and "resilient".
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
7th Jul 2021 14:03
(Sharecast News) - WM Morrison: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 254p.
Read moreBarclays prohibits credit or debit card payments on Binance
6th Jul 2021 11:31
(Sharecast News) - Barclays clients and Binance spokespeople have expressed their dissatisfaction through comments on social networks, the former, and statements to specialized media, the latter, after the British banking giant's ban of its customers' credit card payments on the crypto exchange. The bank has taken advantage of the notice of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA for its acronym in English) of June 26 on Binance.
Read moreSunak says banks should not pay much more tax
1st Jul 2021 12:19
(Sharecast News) - The chancellor indicated on Thursday he would scrap or reduce the bank surcharge to ensure banks do not pay much more when corporation tax rises.
Read moreBoE's Haldane warns inflation headed towards 4 per cent
30th Jun 2021 13:43
(Sharecast News) - Andrew Haldane warned in his last speech as the Bank of England's chief economist that policymakers risked losing control of inflation.
Read moreVictorian Plumbing readies largest ever flotation on AIM
17th Jun 2021 09:25
(Sharecast News) - Victorian Plumbing has unveiled plans for the largest flotation ever on AIM in a move designed to position it for its next stage of development.
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
16th Jun 2021 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Pets At Home: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 540p.
Read moreTuesday 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.
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