A 0.5% rise in the FTSE 100 to 7,056 is a step in the right direction and rounds off what’s been yet another volatile week on the markets. As we… The post Market chatter: Barclays goes big on mortgages and Lamprell in rescue talks appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
If it hadn’t been for a monumental mess of its own making Barclays could have been really riding high off the back of its first quarter showing. Underlying performance was… The post Barclays’ beat overshadowed by structured products hit appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Unlike NatWest and HSBC where news of upgrades and share buybacks were cancelled out by other negative factors, Barclays seems to have won the market over with its better-than-expected performance… The post Barclays beats expectations appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Jes Staley has stepped down following UK regulators’ probe of the Barclays chief executive’s relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein. The bank said it and Mr Staley decided he should… The post Barclays chief Jes Staley steps down over Epstein inquiry appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Unlike peers like Lloyds and Natwest which retrenched in the wake of the financial crisis to become fairly straightforward lenders, Barclays still has a major investment banking arm. This allowed… The post Barclays gets investment banking boost appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
