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Equity markets continued a mini-rally on Wednesday as strong earnings reports and economic data boosted confidence. Concerns remain over Europe’s debt balance, however, as the dollar gained ground on the euro. Elsewhere, minutes from last month’s Fed meeting showed confidence from central bank officials while the U.S. indicated it intends to press China on its undervalued currency. [click to continue…]
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Yesterday’s rally failed to carry over to Wednesday’s session, as Fed Chairman Bernanke detailed plans to tighten credit and suggested that the rate paid to banks on excess reserves may become the main policy tool. France and Germany continued to weigh options for propping up Greece’s mounting budget issues, even as Greek civil servants went on strike to protest a wage freeze and cuts in bonuses. Elsewhere, Google announced plans to experiment with faster internet services and AIG reported that it will implement a new incentive structure. [click to continue…]
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More red ink washed over Wall Street at the start of a new week, as jitters over the state of public finances in Greece, Portugal, and Spain continued to weigh on European economies and rippled throughout global markets. In the U.S., the financials sector led the day’s decline after the Fed announced plans to detail [...]
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Financial markets continued their freefall the day after president Obama’s first State of the Union Address, despite some pleasant earnings surprises. Ford reported its first annual profit since 2005, and indicated that the company would remain profitable on a pre-tax basis for the next two years. Microsoft reported a big jump in sales attributable partly [...]
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Commodities are the new black in the world of investing, thanks in no small part to the rise of ETFs as the tool of choice in more and more portfolios. Commodity ETFs saw cash inflows of more than $30 billion in 2009, as total assets more than doubled on the year. According to the ETF [...]
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Over the last year, U.S. equity markets have staged a remarkable recovery as volatility has plummeted and the emergency stimulus measures implemented amidst heated debate appear to have had their intended effect. Indications that unemployment may be close to peaking and that consumer confidence is on the rise once again only add fuel to the [...]
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Following the massive injections into capital markets in recent years, inflation has become a major concern of many investors, and the quest to uncover assets that offer portfolio protection against a potential uptick in the CPI has taken on many forms. While inflation-protected bonds are the instrument of choice for some, others have turned their [...]
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One of the world’s most successful bond managers is encouraging investors to bet against predictions made recently by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who recently told a group of business leaders that inflation was not a major concern and could even move lower from its current levels.
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It’s been an interesting week in the world of ETFs: Greek government debt was downgraded and world leaders continued their climate conference in Copenhagen. Here are the ETF Database staff picks of the week’s most important and interesting stories from around the Web:
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Last week, Deutsche Bank announced that it will increase the fees of seven PowerShares exchange-traded funds, citing “increased costs of managing the Funds due to changing regulatory requirements.” The changes will be effective beginning January 4, and will affect five commodity funds and two currency products.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that a strong dollar is key for the U.S. economy, a goal that may please U.S. consumers but that appears increasingly out of the control of the current administration. “We bear special responsibility for trying to make sure that we are implementing policy in the U.S. that [...]
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October was another busy month for the ETF industry, with the launch of several new funds, including a handful that will compete directly with well-established ETFs and some that seek to address potential regulatory issues facing traditional commodity products. Highlights from the month included:
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