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WW
yes that is what I have pointed out £3.6 Billion compared with £900 Billion.

It is not money that is going down the drain - it is a purchase of Gilts which can be resold

''KC1''

is it not about time you got things right. the current monarch is king Charles III with the first two being in the house of Stuart.
William the current Prince of Wales will be the first monarch to have a direct blood line from
King Charles II

WW
''it was £3.66 billion which is still an eye. Watering sum''

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between 2009 and 2021 nearly £900 billion of purchases were made

Demand for energy this winter comparable with other winters of similar temperatures will be down I imagine.

The bank of England needs to show some credibility with regards to getting the base rate to the needed level.

SC

It is called inflation

below parity with the USD

sc
''Its not the level of debt what concerns financial markets, but what the Government does with borrowed money.''

would the financial markets like it better for households and businesses not to be supported with energy costs do you think?

''The UKs lack of credibility can be clearly seen in the rising level of interest the Government pays on its debts, and the fall in Sterling''

Can the UK's lack of credibility clearly been seen in the fall of the Euro crashing to below parity (and still there) ?

As for mortgages - long term in the USA the rate is at about 7%

ep
'' headlines''
''tell them there was never an announcement so there was never a plan ''

Please give a link showing a quote from LT/KK that benefits are to be cut.

This years invasion of Ukraine by Putin in an attempt to conquer the whole country will most likely be a bridge too far.
https://news.sky.com/video/ukraine-war-moment-bridge-linking-russia-and-crimea-explodes-12715214

will be coming to an end sometime in the next few weeks - I would have thought a new one commencing shortly afterwards should be for at least another $2.5 Billion

g90
you can give yourself a special dividend by selling a few shares

currently 60% of excess capital is going into buybacks and 40% to continue the strengthening of the balance sheet - long may it continue.

in other words an investor needs a lot less dollars to buy the shares

moy
''No where near 52 week high in US .''

cable was close to 1.4 - currently about 1.1

moy
''Also BP in £ v ADR in $''

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daily percentage price movements of shares in sterling and shares represented by an adr will
differ only as much as to take account of currency movements . Obviously there will be a price differential when both markets are not open.

With this out of the way, we can look forward to hopefully getting a 2023 buyback announcement in February.

NO - as i said it would be for the intelligent deficient

even some people such as myself who have no concerns about costs will still cut down energy use for the wider good - to alleviate the worry of some that the current 0.001% chance of blackouts coming about.

What dcik for brain who are concerned with paying more for their energy wouldn't cut down use of energy without the need for a campaign