Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

DRAGHI . listen to him he is saying he can not see any good news for the rest of the year and could get worse and would low rates more if needed . and would act to stop withdrawals from banks .

BHS for the knacker's yard ....... just out from BBC
very sad and more so for the 11,000 employees, let alone all the suppliers who'll get badly hurt

very much hope that Philip Green is hung out to dry ...... he assuredly deserves it

green did ok walked away with millions ,
draghi as spoken banks in the eu in trouble the eu is in a bad way .
Italy
spain
Portugal
Greece all in trouble

my dself and two friends may try and buy 4 of their outlets near by

greens wife was given 2.5 b in divs knowing the company was bankrupt .

draghi has done is job banks sp will fall the EU IS BUST THE UK WILL IF IT VOTES IN WILL HAVE TO PUT IN FAR MORE CASH

bhs the workers who have not taken their pension will get nothing those that are retired will get a reduced pension .

most pensions are now in serous trouble down to low rates its killing savings killing the will to save anything its all pointless

I would tell all working class people to stop paying a penny into any pension

lost their pensions lost their jobs and most will never find a job

they will now see the facts on all the migrants in the uk and how hard it is to get a job

but green will be ok .

I posted months ago about all the job loses Tesco have been cutting jobs for months thousands have gone and mrw barcs lloys
and many more

Pensions--- didn't the government force pension providers to hold more and more bonds and less stockmarket equities. Blairs time I believe.
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this government have forced works in to pensions , this is worse than ppi
pensions are finished low interest rates are killing them they are all in trouble

From 71415 ''and would act to stop withdrawals from banks.'' That's something that Moneyweek has been on about for months.
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Minimum savings rate; base plus 3%.

Well they did it in Cyprus a couple of years ago, when an amount of
money was taken from savers bank accounts...The Russians living in
Cyprus were far from happy as they held quite a sizable sum transferred
from Russia...But I would'nt have been overjoyed either... But Hey Ho
That's the EU for you!

the EU wants to ban cash which will stop the public having cash so they can not draw out the cash

French air traffic controllers on strike , Euros could be hit . Good old Frenchies want us to stay in EU but can't run their own country .

Then the banks will charge us for holding our money.
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There was a new EU directive introduced on the 1st January which
forced Pension providers to hold more cash on their balance sheets,
initially designed for the insurance industry, this would have the effect
of pushing pension payouts down (ie lower annuities).

The Dept for Works and Pensions said it could cost British business
up to 400 BILLION pounds.

And an Independent report by the Oxford Economics said it would cost
hundred's of BILLION'S.

So once again... Thank you, the EU!

I wouldn't laugh too much.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-pound-idUKKCN0YO16R?feedType=nl&feedName=ukdailyinvestor&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UK%20Lunch%20Break%202016-06-02&utm_term=UK%20Lunch%20Break

Pound would sink 9 percent if country voted to leave EU - Reuters poll
LONDON | BY JONATHAN CABLE

The British pound would sink 9 percent against the dollar in the immediate aftermath of Britons voting to leave the European Union on June 23, a Reuters poll of foreign exchange strategists showed on Thursday.

Conversely, if they decide to remain in the 28-member union then the pound would gain 4 percent on the greenback, the survey of more than 30 currency forecasters taken in the past week found.

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When asked in April how sterling would fare, median forecasts suggested it would gain the same 4 percent soon after an 'In' vote but would fall 7 percent if Britain voted to leave. Since then the 'Remain' camp appears to have gained some traction, which has supported sterling.

In the latest FX poll, the biggest predicted drop after an 'Out' vote was 25 percent while the steepest gain from an 'In' vote was 15 percent. Only one participant predicted a fall after an 'In' vote and none predicted a rise after a vote to leave.

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"The (opinion) polls seem towards the 'Remain' outcome - as does our hope and forecasts - so we believe something of that is priced in," said Stefan Grosse at NORD/LB, which could explain the change in forecasts from the last Reuters poll.

Lifting the pound to a three and a half-month high against the euro and a three-week high against the dollar a series of opinion polls last week pointed to the "In" camp opening up a lead over those favouring Brexit.

However, the currency slipped on Wednesday and the cost of hedging against sharp falls in the exchange rate over the next month rose to its highest in over seven years on worries the campaign for Britain to leave was gaining the upper hand.

Last month, the Bank of England stepped up its warnings about the economic risks if Britain votes to leave, saying sterling could fall sharply, while economists are pretty much united in saying Brexit remained the biggest threat to growth. [ECILT/GB]

The divis for Philip Green's wife came from the parent group Arcadia which has been profitable for years and BHS has not been.

71432----So many countries ours included have been in a race to the bottom for their currencies I'm afraid it is laughable that they now fear a 9% drop. I can remember when we were close to parity with the $ as many here will also.
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