2 hours ago · France
Barclays profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – business live
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 06:44 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Barclays profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – business live”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
UK bank says 1,000 job cuts already done with a further 4,000 to go before year end, driven by advances in AI, French risk premium over German bonds widest since 2011 The 5,000 job cuts are part of a wider cost cutting drive that Barclays bosses said has been driven…
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- The Guardian