Barclays Bank

Barclays Capital has launched a suite of commodity exchange-traded notes (ETNs) in the US, which aim to mitigate the disproportionate effects of supply and demand on commodity performance.

The dollar has plummeted to a 16-month low against the euro as markets expect the Federal Reserve to signal it will hold interest rates.

Barclays reported pretax profits fell 9% to £1.66bn in Q1 2011, down from £1.82bn in Q1 2010.

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Spain's banks have been told to find an extra €17bn (£14.5bn) to shore up their finances and prevent a collapse in confidence, which has hit the share prices of Barclays and RBS as both have exposure to the Iberian institutions.

Barclays Capital is to roll out two new Oeics next month providing exposure to the FTSE Total Return Index as part of its plan to challenge existing long-only funds.

The number of Barclays Stockbrokers client ISA accounts using ETFs has increased 40% since January 2010 and 91% over the past two years.

Sharp market corrections are fuelling investor demand for volatility ETPs

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