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Couple of gaps opened up on the way down over the last week or so , fingers crossed it won't be too long before they get closed.
What a bad start to the year for RBS, now 130p down on the February high of last year A bad years start for makets in general .. Bleak seems a general term for so many things if the media news is to be believed... So much uncertainty in the world is not a good thing... I see M & S clothing sales are poor again, it is a repeat of many past quarter reports .. House insurrance will no doubt increse to pay for flooding claims .. Hopefully things will get better for RBS this year or a repeat of last year may see nearer 200p ... If that happens the stockmarket will be hit along with pensions ect, ect. Uncertainty creates more uncertainty along with changes and more problems .. And many plans go out of the window.. Stability is hard to maintain or achieve.. Many baby boomers born before 1955 are in a better position to weather the current times.. Those average workers under 30 years it must be a lot different and harder now to when I was that age.. Let's hope the weather improves and also world issues as well ATB
"Quality sells" - there are still plenty of people who buy 'quality' having learned that 'buy cheap, buy twice' is more costly. As those who find it harder going financially start to feel the pain then they, too, will move to being more careful and will come to doing without unnecessary items until they can afford the better quality. It isn't easy, but nor is the 'buy cheap' system. The same with taking care of things, 'a stitch in time' and all like sayings were how people got through two wars, etc.. Looking after things saves them deteriorating and having to be replaced too soon, it is really quite a basic principle.
" All things being equal" , ......difficult to envisage this year . The world seems to be going from bad to worse at the moment with little sign of improvement in the short term . 2016 isn't shaping up too well , can't keep up with it to be honest , lol .
At a social evening over the Xmas period a few of us men away from our wife's had a small discussion .. One person said a few things that made a few of us think... Basically he said, what if the future of the stockmarket and public investing is going through a change and as world debt constantly increases, could it impact on pensions and investing in general. Will housing go into some recession as increasing prices create unstainable future debt .. So many business on a constant strive to cut costs... Will the Internet in the next 15 years create a loss of 10% of the current UK retail shops.. The financial impact of constant cost cutting in businesses and the public flocking to Poundland and other increasing cheaper stores and shops that are slowly changing the shopping revolution of buy in cheaper outlets and have more and more delivered be it .. food and general retail ..
In fact, you are probably correct in your observation. I think the current market conditions and their effect on the RBS sp are an entirely different proposition: an unfortunate confluence of falling oil/ commodity prices, sluggish China data, anaemic UK data and unstable politics in the UK, US and Europe. If all these things were set aside my previous post might hold true; in economics, this abstraction of reality is called 'ceteris paribus'. However, I would hope that as the year progresses, these conditions will improve, bringing a little stability to markets so that institutional investors can take stock.
Lets hope you maybe right.. A complete change in sentiment is needed..... China appears still on the retreat as is Oil prices.. and no Xmas Rally happened ... are the markets waiting for something to happen...if so ..what... Normally some shops and businesses feel the pressure after the Xmas shopping stops ..See what the end of this month brings.. even the up and down volatility of the RBS SP has slowed down...like the previous past few years.... Probably entering a new era of change with the start of this year.. trouble is a new era of what.. with several things in the UK pipeline....
I have observed that over the last couple of weeks, as the government has ditched its review of banking behaviour, the media narrative has been that there is a softening of the government's approach to banking regulation. Vince Cable came out in opposition to government moves on Monday and it was widely covered as both news and commentary. If the narrative is correct, then perhaps larger institutional investors might see the financial sector as one worth taking more of a punt on in 2016.
good insight as to how we was and will be shafted. In the coming years. Only one body was sentenced to a term. For the big sub prime scandal. Good film for the likes of us.
The Dow down over 480 points... CNBC says it is the worse start to a year for 84 years...
With all the UK and world problems... It could be poor year in prospect on many fronts.. Don't know if 250p is likely, but may well be a possibility.. The amount of reported increasing debt does not bode well for better things to come...
Downtrend continuing ?
- to everyone. All best wishes for your health and wealth in 2016.
Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2016 to you all... Well Jings it has been another year in 2015 to ad to the past 3 years of the SP starting the new year in the 30p old money or 300p now... after all the past 4 years of troubles and tribulations of good and bad news here or abroad. Remember say the same this time last year, and the SP shot up to 412p and then a slow relentless drop over 10 months to around 280p .. I said I hoped it would rally back to 300p by the end of 2015 and father Xmas did so... for what of any other reason... 2016 starts again with a blank sheet of paper... and with so little conviction of anything more positive than last year to bite on... the first point of interest is the next months Yearly Results announcement.. as like previous years posting to say it should be better this year has not reflected in a rise in the SP and achieved a fixed and sustained higher level ... Thus we are still around the same price as 3-4 years ago... thus sustained progress on the SP price has been Zero... Money as per the last 4 years seems to have been made purely on the volatile nature of the share price and not so much of the reflection of any growth of the company getting back to normal... The UK is now more a encouraged debt ridden place to the average paid worker under 25 years.. buying a home is now harder every year since the 2007 bank crisis for Mr average .... creating the BTL rental market which is now it self coming under pressure of affordability to more each year to rent.....and any BTL tax changes on the way..... Will 2016 be a better financial year for Mr Average ..I doubt it as the first increase in the new year is the annual Train Fare increase announcement..... I suppose the Migration and Terrorist issues will dominate this year again The USA election being another issue.. As always just my opinion ... Good Luck All...
Happy new year lads and lassies ,.... board's gone quiet again . So is this going to be the year that RBS finally takes off as stagecoach hopes , or will it be much the same as the last ?
Merry Christmas to everyone. Let's hope 2016 is a year of sustained rises with the odd pleasant surprise.
Another one without that promised dinner! Never mind, her indoors is working hard as I write and I know it will be good. Hope the same for everyone on here, jings100, mailman, The Traveller, LennyMac, Stagecoach, whonew, and those I have missed., not to forget some from years ago, like bigevil, all you guys have a great day tomorrow and a good rest until next week when serious business should start again. All the best.
Thank you once again Mailman & Jings for expressing your concern, regarding the current flooding problems, the good people of Cumbria are experiencing at this present time. Hopefully in 2016 we will finally see the the pivotal turning point for RBS, in both the share price, increased profitability, and final closure, of the majority of the outstanding ligation issues. To all Board Members Wishing You a Happy Christmas and New Year. Stagecoach.
Merry Christmas to you yours ,hope we all see £5 by next Christmas lol . Look forward to reading all your posts .Best health for the new year !
To everyone Have a Good Christmas and I wish you all the best for for 2016.. Let's hope for that good year ...next year... Keep smiling...
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and good luck in 2016 Neepheid.............. Four pounds by Christmas.......... 2016 ????????
So far , so good , lol. ........wishing you all a very merry xmas , hope the New Year is good to you and yours and you never know next year we might all get a Chrissy card from LennyMac . ATB Stagecoach stay dry and safe GL
Good post .. But we seem to be saying simular for the past couple of years.. Hopefully this year you may well be right.. 25% rise is a big ask but not impossible... A 10p rise a month for 10 months, less a couple pull backs for unknown issues, then a few profit taking sessions along the way then allow a downturn in the market and then a little rally, and then takeaway 5% and then add 50 we maybe back up to 375 by next Christmas ... If the weather is not too hot .. lol..
Good to see the share price over 300P again although mainly attributable to the recent gains in the FTSE100 Index we have seen over the past few days. Hopefully if this trend continues into the early part of 2016 coupled with a favorable UK Banking Sector reporting season, and positive financial results, from RBS and good news on progress on the recovery programme we should then see much of the 25% fall in the share price we have witnessed this year being quickly reversed. In the meantime RBS needs to stop dragging its feet and and work more closely,and be more cooperative with Bank Regulators in reaching an agreement on the outstanding litigation issues that need to be settled. Until this happens the City and individual investors will continue to mark down the true value of this share.
That would nice.. Sadly I do not do the lottery .... It is a very mild evening in my area ... Crazy weather ...