NatWest profit rises as bank releases bad-debt provisions
29th Apr 2021 07:03
(Sharecast News) - NatWest's first-quarter profit rose 82% as the bank released money set aside for bad debts early in the pandemic.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Futures up after Fed stays 'on message', on US Tech earnings
29th Apr 2021 06:54
(Sharecast News) - Trading in London shares is set to start on the front foot after the US central bank signaled overnight that it was simply not yet time to be talking about tapering bond purchases and much less about interest rate hikes.
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 moreWednesday broker round-up
24th Mar 2021 13:29
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 1,793p.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
22nd Mar 2021 13:40
(Sharecast News) - Fevertree: Numis upgrades to buy with a target price of 2,800p.
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.
Read moreNatWest to buy £1.1bn of its shares from UK Treasury
19th Mar 2021 07:38
(Sharecast News) - NatWest is spending £1.1bn to buy almost 5% of its shares from the UK Treasury, which became the bank's majority shareholder during the financial crisis.
Read moreNatWest charged with money laundering by UK's FCA
16th Mar 2021 07:02
(Sharecast News) - State-controlled NatWest Bank has been charged with money laundering in the first case of its kind in the UK, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
23rd Feb 2021 13:39
(Sharecast News) - Clinigen: Liberum reiterates buy with a target price of 1,050p.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
22nd Feb 2021 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Glencore: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 350p.
Read moreNatWest to pull out of Ireland as results beat forecasts
19th Feb 2021 06:36
(Sharecast News) - NatWest said it was pulling out of the Republic of Ireland as the bank reported a smaller than expected annual loss and restored its dividend.
Read moreFriday preview: Global activity surveys, NatWest in the spotlight
18th Feb 2021 16:33
(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on a raft of survey results out of Europe and the US which are expected a slight improvement on this side of the Pond but a dip in activity Stateside.
Read moreNatWest to unveil withdrawal from Ireland - report
18th Feb 2021 10:30
(Sharecast News) - NatWest is preparing to pull out of the Republic of Ireland after more than a century to free capital and concentrate on the UK, according to a report.
Read moreCiti stays at 'buy' Lloyds and NatWest Group, but 'neutral' towards most lenders
8th Feb 2021 11:52
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Citi reiterated their 'buy' stance for shares of NatWest Group and Lloyds, but stayed at 'neutral' for most of the UK's domestic and international banks.
Read moreNatWest switches to Mastercard debit cards from Visa
4th Feb 2021 08:37
(Sharecast News) - NatWest has switched to issuing Mastercard debit cards from Visa, in an agreement that includes 16m consumer and business customer cards.
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