Barclays
Investment
Barclays shares have rallied following the news the UK bank has accepted €8.2bn in three-year loans from the European Central Bank's latest lending programme.
02 March 2012
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1 min read
Platforms
Barclays Stockbrokers has partnered with Fidelity FundsNetwork to launch an enhanced version of its platform.
22 February 2012
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Investment
The past three years have been a tumultuous time for the financials sector, which has seen a phase of deleveraging, rights issues and balance sheet repair which continues to this day.
14 February 2012
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6 min read
Economics
Barclays shares shrugged off a larger than expected fall in profits this morning and a downbeat market to climb over 4% in early trading.
10 February 2012
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Economics
Economists have warned the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB)'s plans to ringfence UK banks' retail and investment divisions could threaten economic growth.
19 December 2011
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1 min read
Europe
Barclays was among six global banking groups to be downgraded by Fitch last night, with the ratings agency pointing to challenging financial markets.
16 December 2011
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Economics
Barclays has offered to buy back £2.5bn worth of debt to boost its capital levels.
06 December 2011
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UK
As the eurozone crisis reaches a crescendo, the Bank of England has revealed just how much exposure UK banks have to the region's most troubled economies.
05 December 2011
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1 min read
US
Standard & Poor's has downgraded a raft of US and UK banks including HSBC, Barclays, and Goldman Sachs following an overhaul of its ratings criteria.
30 November 2011
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1 min read
