Barclays Share News (BARC)

UPDATE 1-UK outlines new legal powers for Bank of England to regulate mortgages

(Adds details, context) LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Britain's government published proposals to give the Bank of England new legal powers to control residential mortgage lending on Thursday, but said it wanted more evidence before deciding on a BoE request to regulate lending to landlords.Read more

UK finance ministry consults on residential mortgages, will review buy-to-let in 2015

LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry launched a consultation on Thursday about new powers requested by the Bank of England to regulate residential mortgages, but said discussion of similar curbs on buy-to-let mortgages would have to wait until 2015. "The government is propo

British bank RBS to reveal funds held to settle forex probes

* Estimated Q3 pretax profit of 1.1 bln stg * Reported 634 mln stg Q3 loss last year * Improved performance revives share sale hopes By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland will announce how much it has set aside to cover potential fines for man

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Royal Dutch Shell Taps New Chairman, Lifts Profit

Broker tips: Shell, Barclays, British Land, St James's Place

Broker Charles Stanley has lifted its recommendation for Royal Dutch Shell from 'accumulate' to 'buy', saying that the company should be resilient to the recent slump in oil prices. The broker said Shell was "well-placed to improve its returns and deliver its objectives" over the medium term in spit

UPDATE 3-Barclays sets aside $800 mln for FX fines as profits rise

* Bank makes provision to settle UK, US foreign exchange probes * Q3 adjusted profit up 15 pct to 1.6 billion pounds * Investment bank profits slump 39 pct on year * Costs fall to lowest quarterly level for 5 years * Shares flat as retail, credit card arms improve (Adds

US STOCKS-European bank ADRs among biggest premarket movers

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of major European banks were among the biggest movers of the premarket session on Thursday, continuing to see weakness ever since the results of the European Central Bank's stress tests were published over the weekend. Read more

London midday: Miners, oil stocks drag FTSE lower after hawkish Fed

Heavy falls in the resource sectors on a stronger dollar ensured that London's stock market was firmly in the red on Tuesday, after the withdrawal of stimulus by the Federal Reserve. Blue chips Shell, Barclays and BT Group were also lower after a poor reaction to their latest results, with the FTSE

TOP NEWS: Barclays Sets Aside GBP500 Million For Forex Market Probe

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Give Up Early Gains Despite Strong Earnings

2ND UPDATE: Barclays Beats View Amid GBP500 Million Forex Probe Hit

'Buy' Barclays after Q3 profit beat, recommends Shore Capital

Shore Capital has retained its 'buy' rating on shares of Barclays after the UK bank reported third-quarter profits well ahead of the broker's forecasts. Shore analyst Gary Greenwood said that the stock's "depressed valuation" - trading at just 0.77 times tangible net asset value of 287p - "more than

Barclays says FX provision covers talks with more than one body

LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said a 500 million pound ($799 million) provision it has made to cover potential fines for manipulating currency markets relates to talks with more than one body. "These are ongoing discussions with certain regulatory agencies and it's our best estima

UPDATE: Barclays Beats Consensus Despite GBP500 Million Forex Probe Hit

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Gain On Positive Earnings Despite Fed