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NatWest buys back £1bn of its shares from UK government

Privatisation of bailed-out bank continues after plan to offer to retail investors was abandoned

The Guardian - UK

NatWest accelerates privatisation with £1 billion share buyback from Government

NatWest buys back £1bn of shares from the Government, reducing its stake to 11.4%

Evening Standard

Government stake in NatWest falls to 11.4% after bank buys back £1bn of shares

The move has reduced the Government’s stake in NatWest to around 11.4% from 14.81%.

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Bitcoin breaks $83,000 for first time on Trump trades; UK government sells £1bn of NatWest shares – as it happened

Cryptocurrency more than doubles since January on hopes of lighter regulation; latest share sale takes UK Treasury’s holding in NatWest to 11.4%

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live 11 November: NatWest cuts Treasury stake with £1bn buyback, Bitcoin tops $81,000

The Government’s NatWest stake is down to 11.4% after the lender spent £1 billion buying its shares from the Treasury.

Evening Standard

Banking chaos as NatWest app crashes leaving thousands locked out of accounts

The bank serves more than 19 million people across Britain

Evening Standard

NatWest app went down for hours as customers vented frustration

Customers took to social media to express their outrage

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2 UK Banks Enter the Top 100 Stocks to Buy. Time to Buy?

Not one, but two UK banks entered Barchart’s Top 100 Stocks to Buy on Monday. Is it time to forget America’s big banks and look over the pond to the UK for your financial services bets? It could be. Here’s why.

Barchart

Low ambition and incoherent targets from banks put net zero at risk – analysis

ShareAction analysed targets for emissions from financing high-impact activities and for increasing sustainable finance at Europe’s 20 biggest banks.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 inches higher as global markets cautious ahead of US election

The FTSE 100 finished 7.09 points, or 0.09%, higher to end the day at 8,184.24.

Evening Standard

US dollar weakens as election polls shift away from Donald Trump – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors reassess bets after some polls suggest Kamala Harris has gained momentum

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live 04 November: Index rises ahead of election and rate decisions, Ryanair profit falls

Investors are braced for volatility as they await the outcome of the US election and this week’s meetings of the Bank of England and Federal Reserve.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 ends week in the red as investors look to upcoming Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the spending statement on October 30, with several tax hikes mooted.

The Independent UK

NatWest urges Reeves to ‘get balance right’ when changing debt rules

Bank’s boss says chancellor must signal intentions clearly amid risk to borrowing and mortgage rates

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NatWest: Consumer confidence improving but Budget and US election weighs on mood

The bank revealed it grew its mortgage lending in recent months amid an increase in the number of applications being sent by borrowers.

Evening Standard

NatWest earnings jump by a third as mortgage lending grows

NatWest joins Lloyds and Barclays in unveiling higher profits than analysts were expecting this week.

Evening Standard

Why are mortgage rates rising and when could they fall again?

The Bank of England is still expected to cut its headline lending rate from 5% to 4.75% when its Monetary Policy Committee meets in November

Evening Standard

NatWest becomes latest major lender to increase its mortgage rates

The Bank of England is still expected to cut its headline lending rate from 5% to 4.75% when its Monetary Policy Committee meets in November.

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The Independent UK

How much could you get back from your bank if you were tricked by a scammer?

Some account providers have said they will waive an optional excess of up to £100 on reimbursements and go beyond the new rules.

Evening Standard

Major UK banking apps go down leaving millions without access to funds

Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers were locked out of their accounts on Saturday

TechRadar

Meta is partnering with UK banks to catch scammers

Meta joins up with top UK banks in an effort to crack down on scams.

The Guardian - UK

Do packaged bank accounts deliver value for money?

As banks raise fees customers pay in exchange for a range of perks, it’s time to ask: Are you are really getting your money’s worth?

The Guardian - UK

Ex-NatWest CEO who left after Nigel Farage row to advise law firm

Alison Rose appointed as diversity and inclusion adviser at leading firm Mishcon de Reya

The Guardian - UK

Ten years after the no vote, can Scotland engineer a case for independence?

The SNP is keen to keep the issue alive, but others, including former PM Gordon Brown, say leaving the UK could see the economy founder

The Independent UK

Mortgage rates finally fall for first-time buyers – best deals compared

Nationwide, HSBC and NatWest cut their fixed mortgage rates

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