FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / NatWest Group / 5 October 2026

NatWest Group (NWG): news on Monday 5 October 2026

−3.2 negative

Coverage centred on fears of a tax rise on banks, with the Chancellor summoning bank bosses and Cabinet ministers warning against it. A weekly recap noted share price upside and a new chair, partly offsetting the worry.

What drove it

bank tax fears
new chair
share price upside

The 3 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

−6.7 Healey summons bank bosses to crunch talks amid tax hike fears This is Money
Bank bosses summoned over feared tax rise; sector-wide risk for NatWest.
−5.8 UK Cabinet Ministers Warn Chancellor Against Bank Tax Fars News Agency
Bank tax debate affects banks including NatWest, though ministers oppose it.
+5.0 Weekly Recap: NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR (NWG) upside and Donnelly to chair TradingView
Share upside and new chair appointment noted.

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