Barclays

Est. 1690
10,001+ employees Financial Services

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities.

With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 83,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

Barclays is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registered in England. Registered No. 1026167. Registered office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.

Expertise

Banking, Wealth and Investment Management, Private Equity and Investment Management, Retail Banking, Investment Banking, Credit Cards, and Corporate Banking

Subsidiaries
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Barclays Private Bank
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AI investment matrix: Four signals, four scenarios
  • 21 Sep 2026

With US equities increasingly tied to the AI trade and hyperscalers splurging on data centres, how investors can prepare for the next stage of the AI trade.

By Barclays Private Bank In Thematic / Megatrends, Macro, Equities, Private Markets
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Mid-Year Outlook 2026
  • 15 Jun 2026

After six months that have seen the largest  strangling of oil supplies, triggering an energy  shock, the rest of the year will see the effects   of this filtering through to the global economy.  A...

By Barclays Private Bank
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Outlook 2026: The Interpretation Game
  • 17 Nov 2025

Despite a solid performance from equity and bond markets this year, persistently high government debt levels and AI-concentrated US equity markets still lurk as warning signs for 2026. Diversificat...

By Barclays Private Bank In Portfolio Construction, Equities, Fixed Income, Thematic / Megatrends, Macro
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Mid-Year Outlook 2025: Reality Check
  • 07 Jun 2025

After a tumultuous start of the year, it’s important to reflect on the shock of the US trade tariffs  and how they might percolate through the global economy and affect the outlook for financial  m...

By Barclays Private Bank In Portfolio Construction, Macro
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Outlook 2025: Time to Deliver
  • 15 Nov 2024

 Welcome to our “Outlook 2025”, the investment strategy update from Barclays Private Bank.  In the following chapters, we look at what the growing pace of rate cuts by US and European  central bank...

By Barclays Private Bank In Portfolio Construction, Emerging Markets, Macro, Industry, Fixed Income
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Q1 2025 Global Outlook: Room for optimism
  • 13 Nov 2024

The US is resilient, China is stimulating, inflation has dropped across the West, and central banks are cutting rates. The main risk to the global economy is a trade war, according to our Research...

By Barclays In Macro, Portfolio Construction, Emerging Markets, Industry, Fixed Income
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Q4 2024 Global Outlook: As goes America, so goes the world
  • 12 Sep 2024

The US will dominate investor focus over the next couple of months, but a new global trade war is the most obvious risk to markets according to our Research analysts.

By Barclays In Macro, Portfolio Construction
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AI is hungry for power
  • 28 Aug 2024

Data centres could make up 9% of US electricity consumption by 2030. Our Research analysts examine the implications for investment and sustainability mandates.

By Barclays In Thematic / Megatrends, Commodities, Macro, Sustainability
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Shareholder activism continues at record pace in 2024
  • 26 Jul 2024

Our Investment Banking Shareholder Advisory team sees record activity but notably lower success in contested elections.

By Barclays In Equities, Industry, Macro
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