Secure Trust Bank PLC provides banking and financial products and services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Retail Finance, Vehicle Finance, Real Estate Finance, and Commercial Finance segments. The Retail Finance segment offers unsecured finance for consumer products, including bicycles, music, furniture, outdoor/leisure, electronics, dental, jewelry, home improvements, and football season tickets. The Vehicle Finance segment provides hire purchase lending for used cars. The Real Estate Finance segment provides secured loans against property assets. The Commercial Finance segment provides invoice discounting solutions, coronavirus business interruption loan scheme, and recovery loan schemes. Secure Trust Bank PLC was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.
Q4 2025 is off to a flying start with record highs being printed left, right, and center. US and Japanese stocks made fresh new highs, while the gold price powered through $4,000 for the first time, and Bitcoin crossed the $126k level. Is this all a case of USD weakness, irrational exuberance, or solid fundamentals? This week, we are reviewing Q3 market performance, Q2 earnings season, and the outlook heading into the end of 2025…
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