- NYSE:BCS falls by 4.74% on Wednesday as UK banks got hit hard.
- Barclays teams with FreshBooks to offer assistance to small businesses in the UK.
- Barclays works with CGI to create a new trading platform for its customers.
NYSE:BCS has definitely seen better days after a damning report from the Chancellor of the Exchequers showed that the UK’s economy will have contracted by over 11%, which marks the worst rate in over three-hundred years. Many of the country’s largest banks saw their stocks hit hard including Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY), NatWest Group (LON:NWG), and HSBC (LON:HSBA). BCS has returned a loss of over 10% on the year so far to investors, which trails the benchmark S&P 500 by nearly 25% over the past 52-weeks.
Barclays has announced some recent developments in the services it is offering its customers. First, comes the new collaboration with FreshBooks, which provides cloud billing and accounting software to businesses, with a focus on the small-to-medium-sized business sector. Secondly, Barclays has teamed with CGI and the CGI Trade3560 system to provide a brand new equity trading platform for its clients. The new platform will be built upon cloud-based software that will allow users to have access to modern trade solutions with real-time data.
BCS stock news
The news of the British economy is grim for its biggest banks and with expected unemployment in the country to rise heading into 2021, a vaccine for COVID-19 cannot come soon enough. Boris Johnson recently announced that the first doses of the vaccine could be available to citizens that are high-risk or elderly, by the first quarter of 2021. With British biotech giant AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) as one of the leading companies developing these vaccines, there is hope for a return to economic normalcy at some point before 2022.
Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell in these assets. You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. FXStreet does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. Investing in Open Markets involves a great deal of risk, including the loss of all or a portion of your investment, as well as emotional distress. All risks, losses and costs associated with investing, including total loss of principal, are your responsibility. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers. The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page.
If not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the body of the article, at the time of writing, the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship with any company mentioned. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.
FXStreet and the author do not provide personalized recommendations. The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. FXStreet and the author will not be liable for any errors, omissions or any losses, injuries or damages arising from this information and its display or use. Errors and omissions excepted.
The author and FXStreet are not registered investment advisors and nothing in this article is intended to be investment advice.
Recommended content
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD hovers around 1.0700 ahead of German IFO survey
EUR/USD is consolidating recovery gains at around 1.0700 in the European morning on Wednesday. The pair stays afloat amid strong Eurozone business activity data against cooling US manufacturing and services sectors. Germany's IFO survey is next in focus.
GBP/USD steadies near 1.2450, awaits mid-tier US data
GBP/USD is keeping its range at around 1.2450 in European trading on Wednesday. A broadly muted US Dollar combined with a risk-on market mood lend support to the pair, as traders await the mid-tier US Durable Goods data for further trading directives.
Gold: Defending $2,318 support is critical for XAU/USD
Gold price is nursing losses while holding above $2,300 early Wednesday, stalling its two-day decline, as traders look forward to the mid-tier US economic data for fresh cues on the US Federal Reserve interest rates outlook.
Crypto community reacts as BRICS considers launching stablecoin for international trade settlement
BRICS is intensifying efforts to reduce its reliance on the US dollar after plans for its stablecoin effort surfaced online on Tuesday.
Three fundamentals for the week: US GDP, BoJ and the Fed's favorite inflation gauge stand out Premium
While it is hard to predict when geopolitical news erupts, the level of tension is lower – allowing for key data to have its say. This week's US figures are set to shape the Federal Reserve's decision next week – and the Bank of Japan may struggle to halt the Yen's deterioration.