Barclays warns on costs, but insists it will hit profit forecasts
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Barclays&#39; surprise announcement that costs will rise faster than expected next year as it beefs up its key investment bank and credit card division sent its shares lower yesterday.
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The Bank of England is expected to leave interest rates on hold again Thursday despite concerns over the impact of the global credit squeeze on the local economy.
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LONDON, September 24  - Barclays Plc (BCY.FSE) witnessed a robust rally in its share price this morning, after the company disclosed its plans to buy a controlling stake the South African retail banking company, Absa, yesterday.
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South Africa's biggest retail bank says it is close to announcing a deal for Barclays to take a majority stake in its business.
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Britain's Barclays will press ahead with its recommended 63bn euro offer for ABN Amro despite pressure from dissenting investors.
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The Bank of England today hinted that interest rates may have peaked as it said it was on course to meet its inflation target assuming that rates remain unchanged.
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Barclays&#39; share price rose on Friday after Britain&#39;s third biggest bank denied it is facing liquidity problems despite being forced to borrow 1.6 billion pounds (2.4 billion euros, 3.2 billion dollars) from the Bank of England.
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Banking giant UBS (UBSN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) was cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite
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Barclays Bank  is confident  of winning the bid battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV  , a senior Barclays executive said on Tuesday.
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Bank of England policymakers did not even discuss raising interest rates earlier this month, raising the probability that borrowing costs will remain on
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Barclays PLC , attempting to wrest ABN Amro Holding NV from a competing offer by Royal Bank of Scotland Group, raised its bid to $93.4 billion after lining up investments from China and Singapore.
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HBOS says it will take a Â£180m write-down because of the credit crunch, but adds earnings will meet forecasts.
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Barclays, the nation's third-biggest bank, has said that net profit surged by 33 percent to a record 4.571 billion pounds in 2006, lifted by its investment banking arm.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- ABN Amro (ABN) (NL:30110) warned 2004 operating profits will fall, hit by aa greater than expected hit from its US mortgage business.
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The Bank of England has left its key lending rate at 4.75 percent for the fourth month in a row, but analysts are split over whether borrowing costs will go up again next year.
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Shares in Barclays  climbed for a second day on Friday as speculation mounted that Bank of America  could bid for the UK bank, with a leading analyst saying there could be strong merit to an acquisition.
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HBOS , Britain's biggest  mortgage lender, said profits are on track to rise 4 percent  this year but it will take a 180 million pound ($367.7 million)  hit on the value of assets due to the credit crunch, which will  also hurt margins.