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Goodbye US Dollar, Hello BRICS Currency !

The days of the US dollar being the Worlds principal reserve currency are definitely numbered !

Investors should keep an open mind when using free third-party online sites to access technical analysis and stock charts, with many displaying misleading data and stock prices out of sync with real time prices at the best of times.

Western economic growth models outdated and need overhauling to counteract the threat from China and South East Asia !

Plenty of under - the - radar stocks out there to be found that have been overlooked by the market, if investors are prepared to seek them out.

UK taxpayers and investors will be put on notice on monday when Chancellor Rachel Reeves reveals to parliament a worse than expected 20bn black hole in the public finances signaling the need for new and extra tax raising measures could now be on the way sooner than later.

UK listed companies appear to be " eating themselves " in even greater numbers with no let up in sight at present paving the way for yet another record year for share buybacks on the London market....... long may it continue !

Wax and wane of market behaviour and share prices never fails to surprise investors !

Skier

" how long is a piece string " impossible to put a ball park figure on eventual total payout amount if the FCA car finance ruling goes against Black Horse, one thing for sure it will be a very costly lengthy exercise processing the deluge of claims expected compensation and statutory interest payments could easily run into the billions for Lloyds.

" The Devil Is In The Details "

Key metrics to watch out for...........Net Interest Income, Net Interest Margin, and return on Tangible Equity ?

Well done Kier Starmer seven rebellious Labour MPs have temporarily lost the whip including Rebecca Long - Bailey wild child of the Labour left and former member of Jeremy Corbyn's front bench team, she is a very sharp " thorn in the side " of Starmer and eventual nemesis for him for future control and leadership of the Labour Party.

Uk banking sector Q2 earnings will certainly be in the spotlight on Thursday, investors will be paying particular attention to steadily declining NIMs partly due to increased funding costs, deposit migration competition issues and low spreads on new mortgage lending, a problem likely to be compounded further as the BoE edges closer to an Autumn cut in interest rates.

Eightyeight

We've been here before, Labour's previous set up " The National Enterprise Board " and Boris Johnson's " National Infrastructure Plan " and all came to nothing.

UK Pension Fund managers should think twice before committing tens of billions of their clients pension savings to these often ill - thought out Government initiative led schemes.

STP

Traders treading water ahead of Thursdays Q2 release data, and who can blame them ?

Gunsup

SMEs account for 99% of all business in the country and are the lifeblood of the UK economy, more than four hundred thousand are currently experiencing financial distress, 30% of the total have now reached critical levels of distress and still rising.

If the UK economy is to grow, Banks and the Government must do more and make a concerted effort to support this essential sector.

Mick

Former American President and old timer Ronald Reagan a sprightly youngster compared to Biden and Trump, American electorate deserves a better chioce of President if they are going counteract and overcome the severe challenges America is facing today.

Trump election victory now a foregone conclusion, american and world politics are about to enter a new era of uncertainty and danger, stock market reaction maybe a short sighted reaction and brief gains to bond yields and the dollar before reality eventually kicks in.

Seany

Hoping to avoid a repeat of Lloyds Q1 results where pre - tax profits fell back 28% on the back of increased wholesale funding and mortgage margin squeeze, also will Lloyds make any further provisions on top of the £450m already set aside to cover future potential costs into the car finance fiasco which will be certainly uppermost in investors minds when results are released on Thursday morning.

ATB

Increased wholesale funding costs and a further potential squeeze on mortgage bank operating margins will be strongly in focus for investors when the sector start to reveal their half - year financial results ( lloyds 25th July ) later this week.

ATISHA

Artificial Intelligence will very soon impact every aspect of our lives and has already fallen into the wrong hands creating deepfakes, misinformation and malicious online activity for many people and businesses in the UK, Labour and World Governments need to get a regulative grip and control of Artificial Intelligence behavior or face disastrous consequences in the not too distant future.

On this day 55 years ago the World held its breath as Neil Armstrong uttered those famous words " thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind " at the same time Zager & Evans song " in the year 2525" was ascending to the top of the music charts whose song lyrics foretold the future in many ways on how humanity could become trapped in a dystopian society of allowing out of control technology and machines to replace free will and human thought..... of a World not to far away from our current reality !

" your email to the BOD appears to have done the trick "

LTI

Try and chill out more, light hearted banter and comments between fellow posters on the board is certainly not your forte.

True like you say, Morgan Stanley do have a certain degree of independent trading control of the share buybacks in terms of price and volume only of the shares purchased at the behest of Lloyds BOD who are still very much in daily control and pace of the share buyback programme to date.