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Morning All,

A summary of yesterdays action the UK Banks... not sure there is anything new to learn but worth the 3 minute read... perhaps?

Everything appears to be gearing up to the UK Bank reporting season*.

*with the caveat of any future Trump behaviours.

Regards, Mr A

https://washingtonnewsday.com/finance/uk-banking-giants-surge-amid-rate-and-earnings-optimism/

Morning All,

The Climb down a.k.a. Trump.Always.Chickens.Out Trade appears to be strongly on.

Currently 488.65p as i type and just 4.30p / 0.88% below the 492.95p the 52 Week High for this stock.

Good Luck All,

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

According to TipRanks’ AI Analyst of Spark, Barclays is rated as Outperform.... Arrive at your own conclusions.

Regards, Mr A

https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/gb:barc/stock-analysis

Morning All,

Another update from Simply Wall St... Arrive at your own conclusions.

Regards, Mr A

https://simplywall.st/stocks/gb/banks/lse-barc/barclays-shares/news/assessing-barclays-lsebarc-valuation-after-recent-share-pric

Morning All,

Today's daily update from Techstock2. Worth the 2 minute read.

Regards, Mr A

https://ts2.tech/en/barclays-share-price-jumps-as-paris-hq-shift-plan-hits-tape-buyback-keeps-focus-on-feb-results/

Morning All,

Let’s see the level of bounce back today and if some stability and upward movement to and through the £5.00 level can finally be achieved over the next few weeks.

Working on the assumption of no more grenades being thrown by the Mango Mussolini 🤞🏻

Good Luck All.

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

The latest full list of analyst forecasts on Barclays stock supplied/shared via Tipranks.com

Summary:

Strong Buy with 9 BUY, 1 HOLD, 0 SELL

12 month Targets: Average 510p, Lowest 440p, Highest 570p

Worth the simple read to compare and contrast the wide variation of views and most importantly the dates of their latest updates/views.

Regards, Mr A

https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/gb:barc/forecast

Morning All,

Today's daily update from Techstock2

The Summary:

Politics are the next trigger. Reuters’ global markets wrap noted Wall Street’s steep drop overnight, fueling chatter about a “Sell America” move; Westpac senior economist Mantas Vanagas said investors are pulling back from U.S. assets. All eyes turn to Trump’s World Economic Forum speech in Davos on Wednesday (Jan. 21) and an EU emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday (Jan. 22) for hints on whether the tariff conflict will ease or intensify.

Regards, Mr A

https://ts2.tech/en/barclays-share-price-today-stock-slips-after-fresh-buyback-update-as-tariff-jitters-linger/

Good Afternoon @robrennie and all,

A little more meat on the bones from Proactive Investors...

JP Morgan Sees Barclays and NatWest as top picks ahead of earnings season

Worth the read.

Regards, Mr A

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1085910/uk-banks-jp-morgan-sees-barclays-and-natwest-as-top-picks-ahead-of-earnings-season-1085910.html

Evening All,

An element of repetitiveness here about being overbought from Invezz.com. But still worth a read.

https://invezz.com/news/2026/01/16/barclays-share-price-analysis-amid-the-trading-and-investment-banking-boom/

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

Todays 2 minute update from Techstock2.

https://ts2.tech/en/barclays-share-price-in-focus-as-buyback-update-hits-tape-before-london-open/

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

A 3 minute read from Business Up Turn USA.

https://www.businessupturn.com/usa/barclays-shares-hit-record-high-as-rally-continues/105110/

Regards Mr A

Spoiler Alert/Summary:

From a technical perspective, the stock has rallied sharply. Shares have climbed to around 484p from a low near 116p in 2022 and 2023.

Some caution signs are emerging. The relative strength index has risen to 77, which is considered extremely overbought. The stock is also trading well above its long term moving averages.

This raises the risk of a pullback as prices move back toward historical norms.

The next major test for the rally will come on February 10, when Barclays reports its full financial results.

Afternoon All,

An "Exclusive" report from the trusted source of Reuters.

T.A.C.O. = Trump Always Chickens Out.

Classic Behaviours when someone stands up to a Bully.

The Ar$e of a Deal!

Worth the 2 minute read.

Regards, Mr A

Summary:

"I don't have any plan" to fire (Jerome) Powell, Trump says; "too early" to say if he has grounds to do so.

Trump sees (Kevin M.) Warsh and (Kevin A.) Hassett among Fed front-runners, not (Scott) Bessent (All Republican Candidates of course).

Republican President says senators 'should be loyal'.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-has-no-plan-fire-feds-powell-despite-investigation-2026-01-15/

Morning @robrennie

I hope you are well.

Wrongly or rightly i expect the Group results to be a beat, clearly this will include some stronger and weaker parts within the Group. I expect the share price continuing to climb... 1 step back and 2 forward. But for me the focus will be on the next 3 year future plan. This would/should be the catalyst for a spike one way or the other (hopefully up) depending on the Analysts views and potential upgrades.

Personally, I'm looking to cash-in my chips and close my trade at some stage after the February Results and no later than May, with the huge caveat of no significant geo-politcal news and the mad orange one waking up with some overnight un-thought out bully statement which are both proven to be able to immediately upset the apple cart!

A nice round £5.00+ exit would be wonderful £5.19+ and i would wholeheartedly eject.

Good Luck All,

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

A Summary from Simply Wall St... Not sure that I've learned much new from it, but worth a read.

Regards, Mr A

https://simplywall.st/stocks/gb/banks/lse-barc/barclays-shares/news/assessing-barclays-lsebarc-valuation-after-a-strong-1-year-s

Morning @sparkyedwards and All,

Yes... for Reuters to state “It would take an Act of Congress*** for such rate caps to be in place..." and by next Tuesday 20th January, then, Yes i'm in your camp i just don't see it happening.

The frustration is that the Bully that is the Mango Mussolini will just keep throwing grenades... especially to those individuals/sectors where he just doesn't get his way. It is all becoming so predicable now. the art of the deal? I don't think so.

Good Luck my Friend.

Regards, Mr A

*** a law formally passed by the U.S. Congress (House and Senate) similar to a law being passed in the UK by the House of Commons and Lords.

Morning @dsrt2012 and All,

Yes... Three of the U.S Big 6 Banks reported yesterday (Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo) and the remaining Big 2 (Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley) report today.

The common theme from the states (as per CNBC.com) seems to be;

"Bank of America and Citigroup (shares) were lower despite their results beating consensus estimates, AS TRADERS DIDN’T VIEW THEM AS STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING A MARKET TRADING NEAR RECORD HIGHS."

Are the U.S Banks close to their summit?

Closing Prices yesterday for the Big three that reported their numbers:

Bank of America $52.48 Down ⬇ 3.78%

Citigroup $112.41 Down ⬇ 3.34%

Wells Fargo $89.25 Down ⬇ 4.61%

Surprisingly (or not) that no real pull through from the U.S. Bank results to the UK Banks so far. The belief being that Investors continue to rotate part of their funds into European Stocks including Banks.

Let's see what LLoyds do, with their continuing share climb ( £1.02 as i type 😲) and results announcement, two weeks today, Thursday 29th Jan, to see if they set some sort of tone.

Good Luck All,

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

Monday's 3 weekly update from independent analyst (and chartist) Alistair Strang.

Worth the 2 minute read.

Regards, Mr A

https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-commentary/barclays-shares-have-spring-their-step-ii537768?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyNewsletterCanvi+-+Purple+Background&utm_id=341098&sfmc_id=8534279

Morning All,

A couple of days late but still worth the 2 minute read from the trusted source of Reuters.

The key sentences for me:

"Trump on Friday called for a 10% cap on the interest rate on credit cards starting (next Tuesday) January 20 without providing details on how he planned to make the companies comply."

Wall Street analysts, however, expressed skepticism about the cap going into effect… “It would take an Act of Congress for such rate caps to be in place, given the overwhelming legal challenges an executive order would likely face".

Regards, Mr A

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-financial-stocks-fall-after-trump-calls-credit-card-rate-cap-2026-01-12/?utm_source=ts2.tech

Morning All,

Today's short daily update from Techstock2. Always worth a read.

"UBS Global said a (10% Credit Card) rate cap would require “an Act of Congress” to happen."

Regards, MrA

https://ts2.tech/en/barclays-stock-drifts-lower-as-trumps-10-credit-card-cap-keeps-u-s-profits-in-play/