Mortgage rates fell over the course of this week as Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) was among lenders to reduce interest in response to easing swap rates. According to Moneyfacts, interest on the average two-year fixed-rate mortgage sat at 5.5197% come Friday, against 5.5352% a week earlier.
German blue-chip stocks show more promise than their French counterparts, Barclays' strategists wrote in a note Friday, saying France has weak "long-term fiscal and growth fundamentals" and a looming risk of bond vigilantes sweeping in. France is staring down years of potential political uncertainty, given its fiercely divided parliament, and is facing investor concerns over whether it can reduce its hefty debt pile.
BCS plans to set up a new Private Banking booking center in Singapore to deliver a "one-bank" proposition, complementing its strategy to expand in the region.
Stefano Pascale, Barclays equity derivatives strategy head, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss market outlooks.
Barclays said on Tuesday it planned to set up a new private banking booking centre in Singapore by 2026 to tap into the city-state's expanding pool of ultra-wealthy clients, financial institutions, and family offices.
Venu Krishna, Barclays head of U.S. equity strategy, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss his outlook on the markets heading into 2025, potential headwinds for the markets next year, and more.
Barclays lifted its target for the S&P 500 next year to a level that is looking very similar to its Wall Street rivals.
Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) has been fined £40 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to disclose certain agreements with Qatari entities during its 2008 capital raising efforts. The fine follows Barclays' decision to withdraw its referral of the FCA's enforcement action to the Upper Tribunal.
Britain's financial regulator on Monday fined Barclays 40 million pounds ($50.9 million) in total for its failure to disclose certain arrangements with Qatari entities in 2008.
Barclays has reportedly asked ex-CEO John Varley to help it challenge a $50 million fine. The British banking giant will appear before the upper tribunal in London this week, challenging the fine over an emergency fundraising with investors from Qatar at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Nov.
Mitul Kotecha of Barclays says that China appears to be "keeping its powder dry" given that trade policies under Trump's second term in the U.S. are not clear yet, and we could still see larger fiscal stimulus or property market support among others in 2025.
Ajay Rajadhyaksha of Barclays says Fed chair Jay Powell "will sue" if there is political pressure to push him out of his role and discusses the U.S. economic and market outlook following Trump's election victory.