UK unlocked

Our expert insights on the economic and business issues most critical to the UK's companies and policy leaders

1398354547

Our news

Multiple football mascots sat round a board table

Barclays doubles investment in women’s football and renews sponsorship of Premier League

The new multi-year sponsorship deal will see Barclays continue as title sponsor of the Barclays Women's Super League and Barclays Women's Championship to 2028, doubling investment from the previous contract term

Read more
Woman walking between solar panels

Barclays discounts Green Loans For Businesses as part of longstanding commitment to finance UK agriculture

Barclays discounts Green Loans for Businesses as part of longstanding commitment to finance UK agriculture.

Read more

Our UK unlocked insights

pair of hands interacting with a mobile phone

‘Finfluencers’: the rise and risks of investment content creators

Barclays’ Savings and Investments Director discusses the risks of ‘finfluencer’ content and the growing investment ‘advice gap’ on social media.

Read more
couple sat on back or removal lorry

Right-sizing revolution: unlocking untapped capacity in the housing market

As the UK grapples with a significant shortage in housing supply, Mark Arnold, Head of Savings and Mortgages at Barclays, takes a look at the opportunities presented by right-sizing – and the bank’s policy recommendations for better incentives in the UK. 

Read more
Man online shopping on laptop

Growth in Brits’ non-essential spending reaches 2024-high, as Oasis ticket sales boost entertainment by 14.4 per cent

Consumer card spending increased 1.2 per cent year-on-year in September, after returning to growth in August.

Read more
Visit our UK unlocked hub

Our Sustainability insights

523686248

Creating new nature markets that work for farmers: The opportunity of biodiversity net gain

Barclays makes policy recommendations to UK Government to encourage farmer participation in UK nature markets.  

Read more
Portrait of C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Group Chief Executive

A systemic transition to net zero can power UK economic growth 

C.S. Venkatakrishnan shares his thoughts on how to accelerate decarbonisation in the UK to catalyse investment and drive economic growth.

Read more
1395362207

Making the UK a global hub for climate tech

Barclays details four key recommendations to help the new UK Government unlock financing critical to scaling next generation climate tech companies.

Read more

Investment Bank insights

View thought-leading highlights by our market experts and analysts from across Barclays Investment Bank.

US flag hanging outside building

Q4 2024 Global Outlook: As goes America, so goes the world

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.

Read more
Blue and Purple smoke

150 Trends to 2030: Adjusting for the effect of AI

Trends from cybersecurity to mining technology are being disrupted by AI. Our Research analysts explore what’s important for investors to know this decade.

Read more
Woman in front of laptop in mid-sentence

Shareholder activism continues at record pace in 2024

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

Read more
Our IB Insights hub

About Barclays

Main at start of solo running race

Our Strategy

We have a clear plan to improve our operational and financial performance, and improve total shareholder returns. To do so, over the next three years we will make Barclays Simpler, Better and More balanced.

Read more
456580575

Our Structure

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.

Read more
BAR_NVI_S_264

Addressing climate change

We have a clear strategy to meet our ambition to be a net zero bank by 2050: by achieving net zero operations, reducing our financed emissions and financing the transition.

Read more
Image of military helicopter landing

Setting the record straight on Barclays links to the defence sector

To address some of the concerns around our involvement with the defence sector, we’re sharing the facts on what Barclays believes and stands for.

Read more