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Our government are testing the water, for pinch points, to raise taxes, to balance the books.

The gilts markets have already sounded their approval of her strategy!

What is there not to like?

Mine is always half full!

Lloyds, my wider banking shares and other shares in other sectors have been very good to me this year!

Sláinte agus saol agat!

Dorfan, the last time you commented on one of my posts, you were half cut!

Are you now or are you sober?

Dorfan, that would be idle uninformed speculating!

Afternoon troublesome!

Steady as she goes folks, lloyds is ahead this year!

How lloyds has done this year!

We are approaching the close of the year.

What is there not to like?

TFE, you've the wrong end of the stick.

Many of us on here are up by orders of magnitude, but for those wanting to jump on the bandwagon, before that is the budget puts fireworks under the shareprice and it goes into orbit, today the shares are as cheap as chips! Remember,worse is yet to come!

Folks.

If you're not in, you can't win!

Ah you see now that the economy is doing fine and the JLR cyber hack attack caused Q3 numbers to be worse than they otherwise would be!

"In my opinion, the banks valuation is becoming stretched and the recent rally could falter soon."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/will-the-lloyds-share-price-rally-end-soon/ar-AA1QlTC8?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

Giantsquid, it does add up!

"One of the key drivers behind the FTSE 100's record performance lies in its sector composition. Unlike the S&P 500, where artificial intelligence (AI) and technology giants dictate market direction, the FTSE is heavily weighted towards energy, mining, banking, and defensive consumer goods.

​These sectors thrive in periods of inflation and commodity strength, providing resilience during economic uncertainty."

https://www.ig.com/uk/news-and-trade-ideas/ftse-100-trading-at-record-highs-despite-mounting-fiscal-headwin-251112

Squid, you are being taken in by the looney right doom mongers! like ToyBoy and hardleft, who just come on here to post bad news and spread discontent.

UK gets record demand at government debt auction; FTSE 100 index sets new closing high!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/nov/12/softbank-shares-nvidia-sale-ai-valuations-ftse-100-yen-stock-markets-business-live-news?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-691438198f08af9e61380493

On lloyds, we are on track to hit £1, this year!

Dorfan, you've completely got the wrong end of the stick there!

I wasn't referring to your post at all, but that of others (in relation to political hysterics) and I was completely agreeing with what you said!

Madre mia!

Joeoh, "For those that hung tight ……..It is now🤦‍♂️"

Finally!!!

Dorfan, what we have to do is see beyond the politically motivated hysterics on here (by the same individuals) and see through that into how different scenarios translate into buy or sell opportunities.

A bit of market short term-market instability, triggered by some resignations/leadership contests actually might not be such a bad thing, as it would represent a buying opportunity.

It would all bounce back after the dust settled.

Something you need to turn things on their head to see things clearer.

What is coming?

"The cost of UK government borrowing rose at the fastest pace among major global markets on the back of the news. The yield on UK bonds, or gilts, rose as investors raised concerns about the possibility that the prime minister and chancellor Rachel Reeves could be ousted after the budget."

"The yield on 30-year UK gilts rose four basis points to 5.21%, having hit their highest level since 1998 in August. The yield on two-year and 10-year gilts also climbed. This wipes out around half of Tuesday’s fall in yields, when expectations of a UK interest rate cut in December pushed up bond prices."

Lloyds still up today, so far, but it looks like the political turmoil is unsettling investors.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ftse-100-live-london-record-high-us-government-shutdown-090203159.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEo9fqOjuNCZPSYB53zdqdV7pOaKlzstRQ-6dO4PMaaFMwXHlOojkgg0Qqrb_H4D8OCDRXSi00kUpQ7H94D142Z4NN5MS9FSHKagljemS7OaTj0ziITO38FDADWzfqjd1qQ9YrsT8rSexP8PjUSIR96gwMH05dtriBMKP0jpMHxJ

12/11/25, eightyeight88 wrote, "a correction not a crash is entirely possible at some stage"

Well, blow me over!

Herrero, "And Ireland is the only predominantly native English speaking country in the EU. Birg has a lot going for it."

In northern Europe they have excellent English, along with countries in Eastern Europe like Poland!

I not quite sure we've got the advantage you believe.

Here we have it folks!

'The Motley Fool' is jumping on the bandwagon now!

"While we can never predict future crashes of a single stock or the market in general, I expect Lloyds to continue its ascent. Here are two of the reasons for this."

- "The first is inflation. Companies are a decent (though not perfect) hedge against rising prices. That’s because they can increase prices in line with inflation. This can create pushback for firms that sell items with stickers. But banks like Lloyds, whose products are often priced in percentage terms, suffer no such issues. Therefore, it’s natural to see a bank’s share price keep pace with inflation to some degree (all else being equal)."

- "A second factor is buybacks. Share buybacks, where a company buys its own shares and takes them off the market, get a bad rep. Some investors prefer the ‘cash in hand’ of using that money for dividends."

https://www.fool.co.uk/2025/11/10/is-it-last-call-for-below-1-lloyds-shares/