According to Barclays Capital, bank deleveraging could total 500 billion euros to a whopping 3 trillion euros, or up to 10% of eurozone bank assets, Forbes reported on Monday.
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This belief was fostered after a telephone conversation in the autumn of 2008 between Mr Tucker and Bob Diamond, who at the time ran Barclays' investment bank, Barclays Capital, and is today chief executive of Barclays.
Barclays Capital, the bank's investment arm, will head the latest attempt to find a new buyer for the club.
Kirk Yang of Barclays Capital, a bank, reckons it unlikely that Sharp will force Hon Hai to honour its original deal.
Italy's technocratic class is quite Germanic, observes Julian Callow of Barclays Capital, an investment bank.
US-born Mr Diamond was head of Barclays Capital, its investment bank division, when its staff were trying to manipulate the key inter-bank rates.
To derive an alternative measure, Yiping Huang and his colleagues at Barclays Capital, an investment bank, have tried to pick out those retail sales that are likely to reflect consumer purchases.
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One major bank, Barclays Capital, put out a research report this week offering a specific estimate, saying it looks for a decline in 2011 global output by 300, 000 metric tons, or 1.9%, to 15.8 million tons.
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Beyond JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, PXP will be getting financing from BMO Capital Markets, Barclays, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Canada, and the Bank of Nova Scotia.
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If the minimum stressed capital ratio were set at 8%, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Lloyds would all be forced to raise new capital.
John Varley of Barclays, whose bank has made profits and spurned government capital, acknowledged the banks' share of blame for seeking high returns from structured financial products.
Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Barclays Capital and Jefferies acted as financial advisors, and provided financing to CVC and LGP.
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Barclays Capital said last month that inflation concerns would likely force the Central Bank to raise rates by at least 25 basis points early in the second quarter.
Shares in European banks tumbled on Tuesday morning as a result, with Barclays, a British bank with fewer write-downs and a lower capital cushion than many of its peers, taking the worst punishment.
Atticus Capital, which owns 1% of Barclays, has written to the British bank's Chairman, Marcus Agius, requesting that he call off his bid for Dutch rival ABN Amro.
But, of course, the embarrassment is greatest for Barclays, which is fast losing what is as important to a bank as capital to absorb losses, namely a reputation for integrity and competence.
Barclays bank analysts noted today that despite continued earnings and tangible book growth, increased capital deployment and record capital and liquidity levels, and improved asset quality levels bank investors are still hesitant on the sector.
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"Generally speaking I expect bank results to show improvement, albeit from stress levels, during the second quarter, " says Barclays Capital analyst Jason Goldberg.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan pleaded his case on Monday in a highly anticipated presentation at the Barclays Capital Global Financial Services Conference and while he did not announce any big news, he seems to have impressed investors.
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