It's easy to see why Barclays' shares fell despite good figures | Nils Pratley

Until the dividend conundrum is solved investors would be wise to avoid the entire sectorHere’s the good news for Barclays shareholders: the bank should be able to handle a downpour of covid-related loan defaults with relative ease. A drenching is inevitable, but this crisis is not a rerun of 2008-09.Capital buffers are high. Provisions for those looming defaults, at £3.7bn in the first half, look a fair current estimate of what’s in store. And the investment bankers and trader