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Week ahead preview: Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, BT Group, BoE and US Fed
It will be a busy week for markets with a barrage of corporate earnings and interest rates decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve.
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International Personal Finance
LON:IPF
Established in 1997 as a division of Provident Financial, International Personal Finance is a FTSE 250 business with 5,600 employees, 28,300 home credit representatives operating in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Mexico, Slovaki and the Czech Republic.
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IPF shares slump on proposed loan clampdown in Poland
Poland has amended a draft set of proposals to reduce the cap on non-interest charges, such as arrangement fees
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FTSE 100 closes in the red after BoE keeps interest rates on hold
The UK blue-chip index finished down nearly 34 at 7,351, while its mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 lost over 127 points
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Bank of England rates decision to take macro spotlight on ‘Super Thursday’
On the corporate front there will be another big batch of blue-chip updates to digest, notably from oil major Shell and banking giant Lloyds
International Personal Finance shares rise on solid 2018 performance
For the year ended 31 December 2018, the FTSE Small Cap firm saw its adjusted pre-tax profits increase by 16% to £109.3mln, as revenue rose by 4.1% to £866.4mln
IPF shares drop as it warns on impact of Romanian credit limits and Polish tax laws
“We have delivered a good performance both in Q3 and the year to date, and continue to make strong progress against our strategic objectives,” IPF said
FTSE 100 closes in red as Wall Street shares lag; Brexit exhaustion
The UK blue-chip benchmark finished down over 27 points at 7,026, while the FTSE 250 closed down over 52 points at 18,961.
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Sales acceleration expected from Unilever after Marmite maker's Dutch move stymied
Aside from the latest trading news from Unilever, the Day Ahead includes updates from blue-chip peer Rentokil Initial and FTSE 250-listed Domino's Pizza
International Personal Finance says 2018 profit expected to beat consensus by around 10%
The FTSE SmallCap firm noted that the consensus pre-tax profit estimate for 2018 is currently £99.4mln and cited stronger than expected collections in its European home credit businesses for the outperformance
International Personal Finance shares weak as its European home credit contracts fall
In a trading update, the FTSE SmallCap firm said European home credit contracted by 4%, reflecting a continued challenging regulatory and competitive environment
FTSE 100 closes near flat as traders look for direction; Dow Jones surges
The UK blue chip index closed its account on Tuesday up 2.09 at 7,526.
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Strong coffee needed to fuel Whitbread's first half performance after Costa's first quarter dip
Day ahead includes first half results from leisure giant Whitbread PLC, and third quarter updates from miner Anglo American PLC and wealth manager St James' Place Capital PLC
Lloyds, Barclays and RBS under the microscope with release of third quarter earnings
The week ahead includes third quarter earnings from Lloyds, Barclays and RBS along with trading updates from Shire, IAG and GSK
International Personal Finance shares drop 10% as it details impact of proposed Polish corporate tax changes
IPF said the proposals would result in an increase in the group’s tax charge of around £12mln to £14mln in 2016 against underlying profits of £99.3mln, taking its tax charge to 39%
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Looking for another tech winner in the "Bombed Out" portfolio
Last week, the recovery stocks portfolio selected Pebble Beach Systems, which rose 40% in a week. How will this week's selections do?
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Spicy selection of stocks for the "Bombed Out" virtual portfolio reboot
Having eliminated some of the obvious drawbacks of the original recovery stocks virtual portfolio, it's time to give this momentum trading malarkey another go
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Glaxo hoping not to make a right Horlicks of combating generics challenge
The recently-announced sale of Horlicks may be the sign of an increased focus on the drugs pipeline
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Lloyds and Barclays to dominate manic week of corporate earnings
Week ahead: Lloyds, Barclays, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Sky, Reckitt Benckiser