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Calmer waters

In recent months, market volatility has eased somewhat and the movement of share prices and indices has fallen into more typical patterns. Of course, one swallow does not make a summer and there are still general concerns about the potential for a recession – be it in the US or on a broader scale – as well as worries over the UK housing market.

Investor confidence, however, will have been buoyed by the fact that the FTSE100 rallied from its lows in January and by May had risen above the 6,000 mark.

Des Byrne, MD and Head of Barclays Stockbrokers
 
 Key articles:
 
  Barclays Stockbrokers News
   

In this issue we present our exciting new BARX website which is packed full of features and functions to help you get the most out of trading.  Find out about the technological enhancements we have made to our telephone services and discover why sharegifting could be right for you. Read on to find out more.


 

 
  Money, money, money
   

If you want to add a new dimension to your trading, then look no further - foreign exchange on BARX gives you boundless opportunities to trade currencies

  
 
  Q&A Des Byrne
   

The new Managing Director and Head of Barclays Stockbrokers explains why this is a very exciting time for the company and how it's the needs of clients that continue to lead the way

Read this article 

 
 
 6 ways to trade commodities
   

Not only is getting into commodities easier than you think, you can also make it fit with most investment strategies, as writer and trader Tony Loton explains

  
 
 UK vs Europe
   

Fund Managers, James Henderson from Henderson Global Investors, and James Buckley from Baring Asset Management go head to head in the battle of UK vs European investments.

  
 
 Then and now
   

He died in 1902, but Charles Dow's views on how the markets work are still very much alive in 2008, as Malcolm Pryor explains.

 
 
 Get it covered
   


Do you want to take advantage of rising or falling shares, or even indices? Or do you fancy getting into commodities or currencies? Then covered warrants could be the answer.

Read this article 

 
 
  Investor Profile
   

Investor Chris Barnes shares his personal investment strategies; trading highs and lows and tips with us.

 

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