Lenders, including Barclays, Santander, and others, are announcing rate hikes which are increasing borrower costs due to inflation fears driven by the Middle East conflict.

The entities involved

• Barclays →

  British bank

  • Barclays dropped its target price on TIM Group stock, while Santander Group and Scotiabank raised their price objectives for the company.Mon 23:19
  • Barclays hired Graham Bates from Capula and Mark Wade from Nomura.Mon 17:13
• Santander Group →

  Spanish multinational company

  • The OCC approved the merger of Webster Bank into Santander Bank N.A., which must still receive approval from the European Central Bank.Mon 20:20
  • CFE, Mexico's state power company, is conducting an international sale deal coordinated by Santander and Bank of America.Sun 10:03
• Bank of England →

  central bank of the United Kingdom

  • Developments in the Middle East are impacting global economic expectations, influencing central bank decisions and financial forecasts for institutions like Danske Bank.00:06
  • S&P Global tracks current manufacturing conditions in the United Kingdom.Mon 19:39

Related events

• Goldman Sachs forecasts Bank of England rate hikes, informed by new data from the Office for National Statistics.Mon 10:17
• Scotiabank analyzed the pound sterling's short-term chart patterns, noting that stronger UK inflation reinforces rate hike expectations.Oct 22
• Bank stock weakness is being linked to recent FED rate hikes, according to financial analysts.Oct 17