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I hope the banks invest that money wisely...I've heard there's some very nice property dotted across southern England - Swindon and Berkshire come to mind..
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I hope the banks invest that money wisely...I've heard there's some very nice property dotted across southern England - Swindon and Berkshire come to mind..
Yes, they are going to lend it to the UK Gov= will be wasted in 48 hours.
Just a thought- how long before Gordon Brown has a leading role in 'Gone in 60 seconds 2'??
Banks were under pressure on the economic outlook and following plans set out by British finance minister Alistair Darling to strengthen regulation of financial markets to prevent a re-run of the credit crunch. [ID:nL8659476]
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L), Barclays (BARC.L), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) fell between 1.9 and 4.5 percent
Sounds like total bollo to me.
Are you sure you're not getting confused with the announcement of asset purchase operations? example: BoE
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
Give that a trillion squidlies is of the same order as the amount that the British tax payer has 'invested' in the shares of the UK banking sector, you'd think that someone else would have mentioned this.
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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