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Makes good sense in times of financial market uncertainty, UK companies are currently trading at a huge discount approximately around 10 times their forcast earnings, buybacks are viewed by many as a simple safe and cost tax -efficient way of returning excess capital back to shareholders and also helping to reduce the amount of available shares on the open market.

Positive news, especially for the Scotch Whisky industry, overall the trade deal will boost the UK economy by £4.8 Bn annually.

Troajan

Western politicians should stop poking their noses into Middle East geopolitics, regime change as brought nothing but widespread carnage, death and destruction on an unimaginable scale for the innocent citizens of many middle eastern countries in recent years.

Eureka, " so true " of course that is if there are any white working British born Londoner's left in the capital.

Uncontrolled mass migration has now left London totally unrecognisable from a few decades ago.

Nothing wrong with the right type immigration, the Irish economy is currently benefitting enormously from highly skilled American Big Tech workers emigrating to the country.

Probably the last of the old school investors, an exceptionally accomplished entrepreneur with a self - made fortune worth billions of dollars accumulated on the back of a simple common sense investing approach to stock market investments.

Huge concern going forward over the profitably and cost controls of Lloyds retail banking operations, they must work harder in finding new innovative ways to boost future revenues and profits.

Excellent Q1 reporting figures from NatWest.

Come on Lloyds Giddy - Up !

Somewhat lacklustre Q1 performance, results came roughly in line with analyst ballpark estimates, as predicted bank operating costs surged 6% to £2.6Bn, all eyes now firmly fixed on tomorrow's NatWest Q1 reporting figures.

No end in sight for the UK banking sector buyback boom.

With attractive company growth opportunities getting harder to achieve and M&A activity at a premium, company share buybacks have one of the best and safest risk - returns payoffs of all company capital asset allocation decisions in times of financial market uncertainty.

Irish GDP per capita 113% above the EU average, thanks to US Big Tech companies and its low Corporation tax rate, take note Rachel Reaves !

Bloomers

The use of clean coal technology and carbon capture in the UK may be worth a second look at some point in the future.

Drax's biomass power station not necessary green, but the UK needs it, generates about 5% of the UKs current electricity demand and plans to stay operational until at least 2031.

Lloyds is expected to report Q1 pre - tax profits of £1.5Bn from £1.6Bn a year ago, sighting higher operating costs as the main reason for the slight dip in the underlying earnings figure.

If the numbers turn out to be accurate, it could have the ability to potentially dent future earnings from Lloyds Wealth Management services division.

Weak Dollar, a real concern for investors.

Any continuing slide in the Dollar value will dent earnings, profits and dividends of UK listed companies with heavy sales exposure to US markets.

Much worse to come, figures do not include April's general increase in welfare benefits and state pension payments.

Tariff uncertainty, weak dollar and a renewed buying - spree by central banks have all significantly contributed to the new record gold price. All eyes now firmly fixed on the upcoming Federal Reserve decision.

........... leading to a fundamental shift in Global trade and the inevitable rise of protectionism and chaos.

Will the UK economy be caught in the crosshairs and adapt successfully to the new Global reset in economic trade ?

Cut wholesale energy prices, slash red tape and bureaucracy and boost productivity and maybe UK industry will have a sustainable future once again.