Barclays News
24-05-2012
No "rational person" would want to see Greece leave the Eurozone, Nick Clegg will say today, warning that Britain will be worse off if the currency starts to break up. Markets tumbled again on Wednesday in reaction to fears that Greece's exit was being prepared. David Cameron was in Brussels pleading with EU leaders to deal decisively with the Greek debt crisis to prevent a "disorderly" collapse of the euro. The Prime Minister warned other member states that there was a risk of the "contagion" spreading from a Greek exit, which would have dire consequences for Britain, The Telegraph writes.
23-05-2012
- Officials warn Eurozone to prepare for Greek exit
- BoE policy makers 'finely balanced' on more QE
- CBO warns of US recession
23-05-2012
- Papademos says preparations being made for Greek exit
- CBO warns of US recession
- Chinese growth to be hampered if Greece leaves euro
23-05-2012
Barclays, BTG, Burberry, Cobham, FirstGroup, Great Portland, HomeServe, HSBC, Impax, InternetQ, Ocado, RBS, Savills, Shaftesbury, Victrex, Vodafone
23-05-2012
- Risk aversion ahead of EU summit
- Papademos warns of 'catastrophic' effects
- Burberry sinks after full-year results
23-05-2012
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 63 points from yesterday's close of 5,403, tracking Asian stocks lower as hopes of action from a meeting of European leaders being held later today fade. The drop puts an end to what had been a strong start to the week.
23-05-2012
UK banking titan Barclays has announced the pricing details of the open offer part of its recently announced sale of its stake in US wealth management giant Blackrock.
22-05-2012
- Risk-on as miners and financials advance
- Eurobonds in focus ahead of EU summit
- OECD cuts Eurozone GDP forecast
21-05-2012
- G8 underwhelms; markets look to EU summit
- Hollande expected to push eurobond idea to Merkel
- Risk-on as financials, miners advance; defensives sold
21-05-2012
Miners and financial stocks were among the best performers of the day on Monday as the Footsie rebounded after slumping to a six-month low on Friday.
21-05-2012
Investec has reiterated its buy recommendation and 240p target price for UK banking group Barclays following the news that it intends to sell its entire stake in BlackRock, saying that the deal is sensible but perhaps 'not transformational'.
21-05-2012
Barclays is to sell its near one-fifth stake in the world's biggest asset manager, US firm Blackrock.
21-05-2012
- G8 underwhelms as euro crisis continues to hamper sentiment
- Cameron warns Eurozone to anticipate Greek exit
- Barclays to offload BlackRock stake
21-05-2012
- G8 summit fails to lift sentiment as euro worries persist
- Chinese stimulus speculation does the rounds
- Man Group surges early on
18-05-2012
Footsie finished not far off its low for the day after a lunch-time rally fizzled out.
17-05-2012
- Bank run speculation across Europe grips markets
- Barroso wants Greece to stay in Eurozone
- Moody's could downgrade Spanish banks
17-05-2012
Mining and financial stocks were providing a drag on the Footsie today, as investors continue to flee from 'risker' assets amidst the global economic uncertainty. Providing further downward pressure on the resources sector was US broker Jefferies after having slashed its target prices for mining stocks under its coverage by an average 10% after recent underperformance.
17-05-2012
- IMF tells Greece to stick to austerity
- FOMC expresses concerns over euro crisis
- Yields rise at Spanish bond auction, again
16-05-2012
- Greek exit speculation sinks stocks again
- ECB stops funding to some Greek banks (report)
- Eurozone crisis to limit UK GDP in 2012, says BoE
16-05-2012
Miners were once again bearing the brunt of the risk-off attitude that has gripped markets over the last week as metals prices continue to fall. Xstrata, Glencore and Fresnillo and were among the worst performers. Both Xstrata and Glencore were also being pressured lower by downgrades from UBS.
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