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We're not in recession just yet the UK economy grew by 0.2% in August to define a recession you need two consecutive quarters of decline in a country's GDP, it's looking good for a Santa rally and 73p end of year share price

Christmas hiring is in full swing, with demand for temporary roles including elves, Santas and even mince pie quality auditors having surged this year, according to a recruitment platform.

Vacancies for temporary festive roles have jumped 25 per cent since last year, with 26,000 jobs currently being advertised, according to figures cited by PA from jobs site Adzuna.

https://www.cityam.com/santas-wanted-christmas-job-vacancies-jump-25-per-cent/

The FTSE 100 is expected to make a muted start as events in the Middle East continue to spark nerves and ahead of earnings from some of the leading names of the business world.

Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index little changed after closing down 97.39 points at 7,402.14 on Friday

Hopefully Lloyds will cancel another buyback and reward shareholders with a special payment this week as markets are not in favour of buybacks 73p end of year would be great

Britain's biggest banks are set to report bumper profits despite rules that are meant to make them act in customers' best interests.

Lenders have come under fire for not passing on a series of recent interest rate rises to savers while ramping up mortgage and other borrowing costs, leading to claims of 'profiteering'.

Between them, Lloyds and NatWest are in line to rake in net interest income of more than £25 billion this year – up from just under £23 billion in 2022

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-12656399/amp/Bumper-profits-lenders-line-fire.html

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) is due to report its results for the third quarter next Wednesday morning.

UBS analysts said they are forecasting that Lloyds will have delivered £1.73 billion of underlying profit before tax (PBT) for the quarter, adding that now could be a time to buy shares in the banking group.

The equity analysts said the bank’s net interest margin of 3.14% fell eight basis points in the second quarter after the bank faced higher deposit costs and mortgage margin pressure.

Lloyds is expected to generate “stronger hedge income” in the second half of the year, though that could be offset by mortgage margin pressure and deposit churn, UBS equity analysts said in a broker note.

Analysts at Jefferies said this month that they expect Lloyds could surprise the city with a £500 million share buyback on results day, helping its share price.

Citibank recently picked Lloyds as the favourite among the crop of banks operating in the UK, expecting that a revival over time could be sparked as and when interest rates are cut.

Time will tell whether the bank’s decision to welcome former UKIP leader Nigel Farage as a bank account client will have any impact on its reputation or bottom line.

Jon39

"Hush, hush, let's just say, one or two teething trouble delays"

Maybe you could explain what you heard or just gossip down the pub

C26

Can't see any news on safety recalls on DB12 only the order books are fully sold out for 2023

Retail sales slumped in September as the warm weather hit clothing sales and the cost of living crisis continued to bite.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed retail sales fell by 0.9% in September, following a rise of 0.4% in August, well below City forecasts for a fall of 0.4%

Non-food stores sales volumes fell by 1.9% in September with retailers highlighting continuing cost of living pressures, and the warm weather which hit sales of autumn-wear clothing.

Non-store retailing (predominantly online) sales volumes fell by 2.2% in September, following a fall of 0.9% in August.

Food stores sales volumes rose by 0.2% in September, following a rise of 1.4% in August.

The FTSE 100 is expected to open lower amid interest rate concerns and worries over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index down by around 40 points

Doesn't look like the company needs another placing as the last one July 31 was to accelerate the pathway towards achieving net leverage ratio targets and becoming free cash flow positive from 2024, I would buy in as your only end up missing the boat

Q3 results out in 2 weeks was hoping the SP would change direction with the increase in sales and revenue

Total UK marketing budget growth slows to year-to-date low, but main media spending rises again

Key points:

▪ Efforts to protect brands and capitalise on competitor hesitancy supported budget expansions, although total marketing spend growth slowed in Q3

▪ Main media marketing budgets rise at the strongest pace since Q1 2021, driving overall upturn

▪ Industry-wide business confidence remains depressed amid gloomy economic outlook, but confidence edges slightly higher for company- own prospects

▪ Adspendsettofallinrealtermsuntil2024asUK economy poised for recession

The latest Bellwether survey revealed another quarter of total marketing budget growth, extending the current sequence of upward spending revisions to ten successive quarters. There was however a moderation of the upturn as persistent inflationary pressures, further increases in borrowing costs and a subsequent deterioration in the UK economic outlook drove some companies to be more cautious with their budgets.

There was a strong proportion of the survey panel that expanded their total marketing spend in the third quarter of the year, with 21.1% of Bellwether firms increasing spending in the three months to October. However, with a sizeable 15.8% registering downgraded budgets, this resulted in a net balance of just +5.3% (down from +6.4% previously), pointing to the weakest quarter of total marketing budget growth since the final quarter of 2022.

https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/da52d49c113642e9b19d6d7f9ec302b2

The FTSE 100 is expected to open lower as Middle East tensions sparked heavy falls in the US and Asian markets.

Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index down by around 40 points

A bullish update from Whitbread which boosted the dividend 40% as it reported strong demand lifted half-year revenue and profits.

The owner of Premier Inn also launched a new £300 million share buyback as it expressed confidence in its hopes for 2024 and beyond.

The firm reported revenue in the first half of the financial year rose 17% to £1.57 billion from £1.35 billion the year before while adjusted pre-tax profit jumped 44% to £391 million from £272 million.

The FTSE 100 is expected to make a bright start on Wednesday ahead of consumer price index figures and more US earnings.

Spread betting are calling London’s lead index up 25 points

Cooling labour market conditions appeared to start feeding through into an easing in wage growth in August, it's looking like rates have peaked at 5.25%

'Win on Sunday, sell on Monday'. It is a marketing mantra which has seen car manufacturers use different motorsport series around the world as a way to promote their products.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/story-telling/12433/12980900/lawrence-stroll-aston-martins-executive-chairman-opens-up-his-ambitions-for-the-formula-1-team

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Growth in British workers' regular pay - which is being watched closely by the Bank of England - slowed from a previous record high and job vacancies also dropped, official figures showed in a sign that the labour market is losing momentum.

British average earnings, excluding bonuses, were 7.8% higher than a year earlier during the three months to the end of August, down from an upwardly revised 7.9% in the three months to July, the first such fall since January.

Average earnings are being monitored by the Bank of England as it considers whether to resume raising interest rates to counter the risks from still high inflation.

The latest reading was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, but sterling fell slightly against the U.S. dollar after the data.

Total pay - a more volatile measure which includes one-off bonuses - was 8.1% higher in the three months to August than a year earlier.