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Banks hold FTSE 100 back on windfall tax worry

The FTSE 100 index closed down 29.48 points, 0.3%, at 9,187.34.

Evening Standard

Lloyds leads FTSE 100 up as European stocks rally

The FTSE 100 index closed up 59.72 points, 0.7%, at 9,128.30.

Evening Standard

Shares in lenders soar after motor finance court ruling

Lloyds Banking Group and Close Brothers saw big share gains after the industry won a reprieve in the motor finance case before the UK’s highest court.

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FTSE 100 Live 04 August: Lenders rally after motor finance ruling, index higher

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rallied 8% after the lender pointed to no material change in its £1.2 billion provision for motor finance redress.

Evening Standard

Lloyds boss warns Reeves against hiking taxes on banks as profits rise 17%

Charlie Nunn says higher taxation would be inconsistent with chancellor’s drive for growth

The Guardian - UK

European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged despite trade war uncertainty – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as policy rate left at 2%

The Guardian - UK

Lloyds Bank profits rise as mortgage lending and savings balances swell

The group, which incorporates Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, reported a pre-tax profit of £3.5 billion for the first six months of 2025.

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UK bank profits in focus as lenders await critical motor finance court ruling

Lloyds Banking Group will kick off the sector’s half-year earnings with its results on Thursday, followed by NatWest Group on Friday.

Evening Standard

Lloyds to make extra £4bn available to help more first-time buyers

The banking group is expanding its first-time buyer boost scheme.

Evening Standard

Ad agency WPP asked to work on campaign nudging UK savers to invest in shares

Exclusive: City-funded campaign is endorsed by government, and aims to increase financial risk-taking in effort to spur growth

The Guardian - UK

Reeves unveils City strategy aimed at cutting red tape and fuelling UK growth

‘Leeds Reforms’ include streamlined accountability for senior bankers and a campaign to get more consumers investing in stock market

The Guardian - UK

Reeves sets out sweeping reforms to financial sector in search for growth

The changes are ‘freeing up firms to take risks and to drive growth’, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said.

Evening Standard

Voices: Building affordable homes would be a powerful way to generate growth for Britain

COMMENT: With a new National Housing Bank in the works, and the government pledging £39bn for affordable homes, the UK has a chance to transform more than just the housing sector, says Charlie Nunn, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group

The Independent UK

Labour’s pension plans remind me of communist China, says Lloyds chief

Proposed £25bn megafunds will seek to create more long-term wealth for people

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Leading charity pulls accounts from HSBC over ‘climate damage worth more than £100bn’

‘Moving our money is not just symbolic; it’s a vital first step in challenging destructive financial systems,’ says ActionAid UK

Evening Standard

Lloyds sees profits dip as bad debt provisions jump

The group reported a 7% drop in pre-tax profits to £1.52 billion for the three months to the end of March.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 01 May: Tariffs hit Lloyds profit, Rolls-Royce rallies as progress continues

A jump in bad debt provisions today left Lloyds Banking Group shares among the backmarkers during another reassuring session for FTSE 100 updates.

The Independent UK

Oasis fan lost £1,700 in scam during scramble for reunion tour tickets

Many Oscar fans are paying well over face value in their desperation to attend one of the Britpop band’s reunion shows

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Definitely shady! Oasis fans lost more than £2million to ticket scams, Lloyds estimates

Oasis fans make up more than half (56%) of all reported concert ticket scams so far this year, according to Lloyds’ data, losing £436 on average

International Business Times UK

Moelis & Co. Joins The RTO Stampede, Forcing Staff Back To Desks As Wall Street Wobbles

Moelis & Co. is asking its employees to return to the office full-time, shifting away from the hybrid schedule established during the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Santander closing over a fifth of branches in move putting 750 jobs at risk

The Spanish-owned banking giant said it was shutting 95 of its 444 branches across Britain from June.

The Independent UK

Scam warning for learner drivers after bank records jump in reported cases

Learner drivers are losing £244 on average to bogus offers of lessons and tests, according to figures from Lloyds.

Evening Standard

Prince of Wales wants project to end homelessness ‘to move to the mainstream’

The prince visited an 11-bed housing scheme in Poole for people with mental health issues.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 20 February: Centrica and Lloyds shares rally on results, miner cuts De Beers value

Annual results today fuelled strong share price performances by widely-held Centrica and Lloyds Banking Group.

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Rachel Reeves Slammed as ‘Clueless’ Chancellor in Brutal Expert Verdict

In a stinging critique of current economic policy, leading financial experts have lambasted Chancellor Rachel Reeves for what they describe as a lack of vision and substance.

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