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NatWest Group (NWG): news on Thursday 22 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 22 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage was mixed. A higher Barclays price target, a share rally, and lending to housing providers and businesses were positive, but the office attendance order, union opposition, crypto-transfer complaints and bank tax worries weighed.
What drove it
- office return row
- crypto transfer complaints
- analyst target raised
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | +5.5 | 18 |
| Sat 17 Oct | −4.7 | 29 |
| Sun 18 Oct | +1.2 | 4 |
| Mon 19 Oct | +1.2 | 7 |
| Tue 20 Oct | +7.0 | 13 |
| Wed 21 Oct | −4.5 | 28 |
| Thu 22 Oct | −1.3 | 21 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +2.3 | 10 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +5.0 | 11 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +1.5 | 2 |
| Mon 26 Oct | −2.0 | 8 |
9 stories · 21 headlines · strongest first
Banks on 22 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| NatWest orders more office attendance from staff; union objects −4.75 headlines today · 28 in all, since 21 October · NatWest has told 30,000 employees to be in the office twice weekly from 2027, and Unite objects. | ||
| −5.8 | Staff revolt over office attendance order. | |
| −5.0 | Union opposes office return plans. | |
| −2.5 | Staff ordered back to office. | |
| −1.7 | 30,000 staff told to attend office twice weekly. | |
| −1.7 | Return-to-office rule for thousands of staff. | |
| Crypto transfers stopped by large UK banks lead to 10,092 complaints −4.34 headlines today · 5 in all · Reports say Lloyds, Barclays, NatWest and HSBC topped 10,092 crypto-transfer complaints. | ||
| −4.2 | Named among banks with crypto-transfer complaints. | |
| −4.2 | Bank among those facing crypto transfer complaints. | |
| −4.2 | Banks blocking crypto transfers led to complaints. | |
| −3.3 | Complaints over crypto transfer restrictions across banks. | |
| Skyline Aero gets £1.49m NatWest loan +3.83 headlines today · 4 in all · Aircraft parts supplier Skyline Aero landed a £1.49m NatWest loan. | ||
| +4.2 | NatWest provides loan to business customer; minor positive lending activity. | |
| +4.2 | Loan supports customer expansion; minor positive. | |
| +3.3 | Loan to customer; minor positive lending story. | |
| NatWest provides funding for housing groups +5.82 headlines today · 4 in all, since 21 October · NatWest provided £300m to Midlands housing providers. | ||
| +5.8 | £300m funding for affordable housing. | |
| +5.0 | Housing providers secure £300m from NatWest. | |
| Banks to unveil earnings amid tax speculation 0.02 headlines today · 3 in all, since 18 October · Pieces say bank tax speculation and rising taxes shape the mood ahead of results. | ||
| −3.3 | Rising tax worries despite profit growth for UK banks. | |
| −2.5 | Bank tax speculation weighs on mood before results. | |
| NatWest reshuffles senior team and hires Crédit Agricole executive to run markets +2.12 headlines today · 6 in all, since 20 October · Commentary considers the implications of NatWest's leadership changes for investors. | ||
| +1.7 | Leadership changes framed around next growth phase. | |
| +0.8 | Analysis of leadership changes; neutral for investors. | |
| Barclays lifts NatWest rating to Overweight and sets 850p target +9.81 headline today · 20 in all, since 14 October · Barclays raised its NatWest target to 850p from 740p. | ||
| +10.0 | Barclays raised price target significantly. | |
| NatWest Group commentary +0.61 headline today · 6 in all, since 17 October · NatWest shares rallied Wednesday and outperformed the market. | ||
| +6.7 | Shares rallied and outperformed the market. | |
| NatWest pledges to help 10,000 young people into work +5.61 headline today · 6 in all · NatWest has pledged to tackle the postcode lottery in jobs, aiming to move 10k young people into employment. | ||
| +5.8 | Social initiative to help 10,000 young people into work. | |
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