Barclays and Natwest to set tone for Big Four banks in year ahead Banking As Britain’s Big Four banks prepare to post annual results, analysts expect “strong” performances, but warned of long-term challenges. Barclays and Natwest will lead the first round of results this week, with the pair reporting on Thursday and Friday respectively. This will be followed by Lloyds on February 20 and HSBC on February 21. The [...]
Natwest: FTSE 100 bank’s share price scoops ten-year high Banking Shares in Natwest were touching a ten year high on Tuesday morning, ahead of the bank posting its annual results on Friday. At market open, share price was at 442.70p edging towards the high of 445.85p achieved in February 2015. The lender hit its highest share price since 2015 last month, and continued to rally [...]
Natwest share price rockets to 10-year high Banking The Natwest share price hit its highest level since February 2015 in early deals this morning as investors backed the bank for growth in 2025. The UK bank’s stock price is already up 95 per cent over the last year, making it one of the best performing stocks on the FTSE 100, and it shows [...]
Barclays, Natwest and Revolut: Top bankers chew the fat at City summit December 3, 2024 Executives, investors and even royalty turned out for the first day of Financial Times’ annual Global Banking Summit in London on Tuesday.
Natwest boss says government could exit stake in first half of 2025 December 3, 2024 The chief executive of Natwest has said the bank could return to full private ownership in the first half of 2025, a move that would draw a line under the government’s bailouts of lenders during the financial crisis. Speaking at the Financial Times’ Global Banking Summit on Tuesday, Paul Thwaite said he was “delighted with [...]
Should investors sell stocks at 52-week high? November 18, 2024 Natwest Group shares reached their 52-week (and 13-year) high earlier this month, closing near 390p per share on 4 November. The new peak was reached after leading broker Peel Hunt upgraded the bank’s price target from 410p to 450p. The share price has surged by more than 50 per cent since the UK government gave [...]
Treasury sells another £1bn in Natwest shares as stake falls further November 11, 2024 Natwest has bought back another tranche of shares from the Treasury as the government continues to accelerate its exit from the Big Four lender.
UK banks to post first results since interest rate cut October 20, 2024 Major UK banks are to reveal whether borrowers are benefiting from lower interest rates as they report third-quarter results over the next two weeks.
Meta: Instagram owner to expand UK bank data scheme in anti-fraud push October 2, 2024 Meta is to partner with more UK banks for a data-sharing programme aimed at tackling fraud, as tech giants come under pressure to address a surge in scams on social media.
FTSE 100: Natwest, Barclays and Lloyds shares drop on fears of Labour tax raid August 28, 2024 Shares in the UK's largest banks dropped on Wednesday amid concerns that the new Labour government could raise taxes on the sector in October's Budget.