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

Let the Germans and French spend their money on the rest of Europe

For Tanker:

http://www.prestigevillasoverseasproperty.co.uk/show-country.php?cntId=2

2-bed apartments are priced about right, IMHO. However, when buying apartments do watch out for the 'Community Service Charge' scams.

ex yes i am aware but i will not buy apartment it must be detached

i may buy in ireland

Rain or sun TANKER the choice is your's

They are all working to fix financing issues and this is stabilizing the money market, which is good for the banks.

Our industries are far more advanced that the developing countries like India and China, Brazil, etc...

Aren't some of our U.K. companies owned by Tata which is............indian?

Jaguar Land Rover.

Plus Tetley, Crown Plaza Hotels & The Quilon group of restaurants. Not bad for a developing country less advanced than the U.K.!!!

Yes, owned by them, but run by us.

Slow, dull trading day, ahoj. No offense intended!

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why are barcs going to pay out bonus when the company has not performed it has performed badly and if they pay out bonus then they have put there fingers up to holders it is time these pension fund managers did there job.
the next AGM i will put something to bob diamond and i can assure you all he will not like it at all it will be very interesting how he acts to my questions .
the press will make it head line news

T-----so I take it you are no longer 'filling your boots' with BARC.
2517

2517 i have not sold i just find it unbelievable that B/D is thinking of paying big bonuses when the SP is still low and that says the company has not performed to pay bonus nor has the div grown enough
until holders are rewarded no one should be taking the cream .
that would make diamond a jerk that is what he calls them jerks taking the piss

its quite amazing that not one bank or hedge fund has not made a statement on camerons stance . amazing have what bob diamond has been saying for over 4 years

StanChart, Barclays see UK reform costs over $2 billion

Steve Slater and Sudip Kar-Gupta, 18:01, Wednesday 14 December 2011

LONDON (Reuters) - Extra British regulations and taxes on banks will cost Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) more than 1 billion pounds and Standard Chartered (Xetra: 859123 - news) over $500 million a year and are part of a flood of reforms that could backfire, the bosses of the two banks said.

Barclays was in demand following a big push from Citigroup The broker upped its target price for the lender to 245p from 230p and repeated its "buy" rating on the stock.

"We believe BarCap [Barclays' investment banking unit] can be a winner in the consolidating world of capital markets," said analysts at Citigroup.

The analysts concluded: "In the near-term we believe Barclays earnings could surprise on the upside via a combination of cost flexibility in the fourth quarter of 2011 and a seasonal revenue uptick in first quarter of 2012. Longer term much will depend on Barclays' reaction to new regulation, but we believe the bank is well placed to benefit from a wider withdrawal in FICC [fixed income commodities and currencies] competition".

Barclays nudging 2 quid again.