Summary
BANKING shares have recovered in recent days but investors will be on the lookout for bad news when the banking updates begin this week, with Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland due to outline trading for the start of the year.
The fortunes of Barclays and RBS have diverged since the latter "won" the battle for ABN Amro, with the Scottish bank now majority owned by the government after reporting a loss of GBP 24.1 billion for 2008. Barclays has rejected government assistance and insurance, and made a GBP 6bn profit last year.See the full content of this document
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City Braced for Mixed Fortunes at Banks
While RBS, under chief executive Stephen Hester, is expected to announce further write-downs when it updates the market on Friday, Barclays has been dropping hints that the start of this year has been strong.
While the board came under pres...See the full content of this document
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