barclays will ge coming out with trading update on 07.05.2009 It is expected to report profits higher than market expectations.

A good Buy Medium to Long term

Not keen on the 3 year old chart.

the problem barcs has is a walter mitty ceo .
no on believes a word he says

I'm not surprised..!

So why are you buying then?

harry one man can not hold back the staff from saying something that will
remove diamond i just hope it is soon .
since is name was put forward for the ceo the company has gone down the pan
looking at is history it is not true what they say he has done

More bad news in the papers today regarding banks I'm sitting on the sidelines.

Will look at 160p.

UK banks given thumbs up by Societe Generale

The broker says its upbeat view on UK banks is based evidence that they have all succeeded in managing down key risks associated with liquidity, credit and non-core assets.

The broker calculates that in order to justify current share price levels, Barclays, for instance, would have to lose around 12bn and then issue 12bn of equity (at a 50% discount) to fill the hole.

We certainly do not expect that to happen, but it is another way to highlight how inexpensive Barclays is at current prices, says the broker, adding that similar results unfold when RBS and Lloyds are subjected to the same reverse stress test.

Societe Generale says the stormy macro environment has pushed valuations down to just half tangible book value for Barclays, LBG and RBS, which is far too low in light of the progress on the risk front.

We remain impressed by the progress made by UK banks on the road to lower risks and higher returns, concludes the broker.

Societes top pick is RBS, but it says Barclays and Lloyds also very inexpensive, with all three trading at just 0.5 times tangible book value.

Read the full article: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/31876/uk-banks-given-thumbs-up-by-societe-generale-31876.html

Been my best short trade this year.

b diamond .interims i am very happy with our performance over the last 6 months
what planet is this dimwit on .they have lost 22b in value since this dimwit took over
the city and investors do not believe a word he says .he has got to resign

My best short of 2011

If 160 p doesnt hold its back to 100p.

the board of barcs will all be gone next april

I love shorting this stock.

"time is running out to get these under 200p...." Sorry to say, but it's not.
Which is presumably why you have now gone from pro-Barclays to anti-Barclays? (Having said we wouldn't see sub 270p again, a while back!)

harry . i have alwaysposted that diamond is a loser and should be sacked have i not
the man is a walter mitty .
read is staement fron the interims .the man is sick

harry .remember B/D bought 45000 shares at 217p a couple of weeks back
that tells us how good he is now 160 . what a great banker

-8.5% and counting.....

12 month low just gone.

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Just had a small punt @152.11