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Mortgage price war to continue well into 2021, wafer thin profit margins, as lenders race for the bottom line.

Upside momentum in share price has now all but disappeared, 40p threshhold now a hard nut to crack, all eyes are now firmly focused on full year end financial results.

Who's behind the Coronavirus Cryptocurrency Craze ?
Bitcoin price has risen by nearly 300% in 2020 outperforming the combined gains of Gold and the Dow Jones by a factor of 10 !

The Covid pandemic is shaking - up the Global system, the New World order will eventually result in Banks and Financial Institutions becoming servants, not masters of the economy.

SpreadTrader You have a " Barclays Smartinvestor " trading account I take it ? , " Price Improver " savings regularly exceed actual trading commision costs, and can add up to a tidy sum accrued over the financial year.

Stricter widespread covid lockdowns in the New Year could force the BoE into pulling the trigger on negative interest rates sooner than later, in the hope of reviving the UK flagging economy.

Brexit deal falls short for the financial services sector,many crucial issues for the sector remain unresolved !

UK stocks are seemingly trapped in a never -ending Covid / Brexit crisis loop, as usual with the stockmarket " you pays your money and you take your chances " .

Banks are increasingly becoming desperate to preserve market share and remain competitive in this evironment of ultra - low interest rates, resulting in rock - bottom mortgage rates and wafer thin profit margins for the lenders !

Makes no sense flogging of the family silver in these uncertain times.

UK Banking sector financial assets are now worth a lot less in real terms than 21 years ago.

The only winners in the unlikely event of a break-up of the Group would be the specialist Investment Banks hired to float - off the four core Group businesses.

Almost across the finish line ?

" Its never a done deal until its a done deal "

Huge relief this morning on financial markets, now get this deal done Boris !

Latest Brexit news update developments will have certainly put a firm floor under the sharp fall in share prices seen last week, at the very least i would think.

Huge temporary relief on financial markets tomorrow, Boris do the right thing " go the extra mile " and compromise, and get this deal done.

Hopefully confident " common sense " will prevail and a 11th hour deal is still possible by Sunday night.

Substantially rebased dividend expected for 2021, new CEO will probably want to reverse the decision to commence quarterly dividend payments, paying out quarterly percentages of a penny dividend would prove be a logistical administrative nightmare, and very costly exercise for the bank.

Rosewall, apparent side- effects of the current rushed out vaccine are not worth the risk, and could have serious or fatal consequences for some people, better to wait until a more safer and effective version of the vaccine is developed later on in 2021.

Scotland's share of the growing UK national debt burden, will be to great for most Scots to contemplate independence from the Union !

Starling Bank, " oven ready " UK banking licence acquisition for potential overseas buyers !

Inevitable profit taking by investors, after one of the strongest three week rally period's in UK bank stocks seen since 2008.