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Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) heads into next week's first quarter trading update under a cloud of international uncertainty, its shares trading near 292p and offering a dividend yield of about 3.5% At the heart of the story is the bank's sizeable investment-banking arm, which remains vulnerable to the headwinds unleashed by Donald Trump's delayed tariff imposition on major trading partners. Those threats have intermittently disrupted US deal pipelines and restrained advisory and underwriting revenues, a dynamic that will be closely watched in the forthcoming results.
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Barclays and private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management partnered to grow Barclays' payment acceptance business and transform it into a standalone entity.
Barclays is reportedly in advanced talks to sell a stake in its payments business to Brookfield Asset Management. An announcement of a deal could come this week, though no final agreement has been reached and there could be a delay, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (April 15).
Barclays on Tuesday downgraded U.S. autos and mobility sector to "negative" from "neutral", warning that President Donald Trump's tariffs could pressure automakers' earnings and curb investments.
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UBS remains upbeat on the outlook for UK banks ahead of the first-quarter earnings season, with strong balance sheets, attractive valuations and resilient credit quality underpinning the broker's positive stance ahead of reporting season early next month. Shares in Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC), NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) and Standard Chartered PLC (LSE:STAN) are the Swiss bank's top picks in the sector, with analysts highlighting their exposure to robust trading income and attractive capital returns.
Shares in Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC), Melrose Industries PLC (LSE:MRO, OTC:MLSPF) and Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) rocketed higher on Thursday as London equities soared following news of a US tariff pause.
Despite UK domestic banks being hit by expectations of lower interest rates in the wake of Donald Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' announcement, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said the sector is still attractive. Lower interest rates are seen as the main risk to UK bank earnings, with markets anticipating more cuts from the Bank of England as a result of the potential fallout from the new trade levies.