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Daily ETF Roundup: VGK Rises After Eurozone Elections, VXX Turns Lower

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:06:44 +0000

Equity markets opened just below Friday’s close on Monday morning as parliamentary elections in the debt burdened Eurozone over the weekend rattled investors’ confidence. On the home front, major indexes oscillated between minor gains and losses for most of the session; the Nasdaq and S&P 500 proved most resilient, gaining 0.05% and 0.04% on the day respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fared a bit worse, finishing lower by 0.23% as the trading session drew to a close [see ETF Insider: Cautiously Bullish At Home]. Last Friday’s employment report put a real strain on investors’ confidence, although today’s better-than-expected consumer credit data surely helped restore some optimism. U.S. consumer increased their debt in March by $21.3 billion, marking a much larger-than-anticipated expansion in the credit market given the previous month’s reading of $9.3 billion. Amidst the uneventful trading activity on Wall Street, the price of gold fluctuated throughout the session; futures prices [...]

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Tuesday’s ETF To Watch: European ETF (VGK)

Jared Cummans — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:14 +0000

With the second quarter underway, investors will be glued to important economic data from around the world to get a feel for how markets could behave in the coming three-month span. One thing that many will hope for is the continued radio silence on European issues that dominated headlines for the better part of 2011. With constant worries over a Greek bailout and how the surrounding region would handle the crisis, stocks were held in limbo until fears subsided and investors shifted their gaze to earnings and strong economic data. Keeping fears of Europe at bay will be key in the next few months and one of the best ways to do that is to have strong data [see also ETFs That Should Be Commission Free But Aren’t]. Today will see the release of euro-zone producer price index (PPI). According to the U.S. Department of Labor, PPI is a program that “measures [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VGK Pops On Greek Deal, VXX Slips Lower

Stoyan Bojinov — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:04:39 +0000

Euphoria returned to Wall Street once again as encouraging development from the overseas currency bloc gave the bulls a reason to stampede. Investors cheered on the debt swap in Europe as Greek bondholders pushed forward with the proposed bailout helping to ease many of the looming uncertainties. The Nasdaq took the lead, gaining 1.18% on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind, creeping higher by 0.55% [see also 3 ETF Trades For The Next Euro Zone Debt Crisis]. Worse-than-expected economic news on the home front was overshadowed by optimism spilling over from the Euro zone. Investors brushed aside the less-than-stellar weekly jobless claims report; 362,000 people filed for unemployment benefits versus the previous reading of only 354,000. Aside from the Greek debt deal news, the other major developments overseas included two key central bank meetings. The Bank of England and the European Central Bank both held interest rates steady, keeping their benchmark [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VXX Jumps On Uncertainty, VGK Drops On Greece Jitters

Stoyan Bojinov — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:47:04 +0000

The bears made an appearance on Wall Street on Tuesday as resurfacing Euro zone debt woes sparked a global sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave into selling pressures, shedding a dismal 1.57% on the day, while the Nasdaq fared slightly better, turning in a loss of 1.36%. Gold failed to take on safe haven appeal and the precious metal plunged alongside stocks; futures prices for the yellow metal settled near $1,675 an ounce as the trading session drew to a close [see ETF Insider: Did Wall Street Forget About Greece?]. With no major economic data releases on the home front today, it’s no wonder that investors kept their eyes fixed on headlines from overseas. Aside from all of the uncertainty stemming from the upcoming Greek debt swap, investors were less than thrilled about the currency bloc’s latest GDP data. Economic growth in the Euro zone came in unchanged at [...]

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Ex-Japan ETFs In Focus

Michael Johnston — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000

Most investors looking to generate alpha and accumulate wealth over the long term spend the bulk of their time determining which asset classes should be included in their portfolio, either as long-term building blocks or shorter-term tactical allocations. But sometimes the most effective means of generating excess returns is not identifying and overweighting the top performers, but identifying and avoiding the laggards. Those with the good fortune to move out of financial stocks in 2008 or 2011, for example, have likely achieved better returns than many of their peers. The most important parts of your portfolio, in many cases, are the asset classes that are excluded entirely [see Five ETFs For Doomsday Capitalism]. Case Against Japan Japan is one corner of the market that a growing number of investors see as a drag on returns and as such are looking to avoid when constructing their portfolios. The Asian economy has [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VXX Rises With Uncertainty, VGK Slips On Debt Drama

Stoyan Bojinov — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:52:41 +0000

Equity indexes broadly drifted lower throughout the day, although a last-hour rally on Wall Street helped many benchmarks to end the day in green territory. Investors expressed their concerns over lackluster retail sales data at home coupled with looming debt-deal drama in the currency bloc overseas. On the home front, the Dow Jones Industrial Average proved to be most resilient, gaining 0.03% on the day, while the S&P 500 slipped into negative territory, shedding 0.09% as the trading session drew to a close [see Five Things We Learned At Inside ETFs]. Domestic stocks were fairly shaky on Tuesday as latest U.S. retail sales report showed growth, although the figure missed analyst expectations. Retail sales in January were expected to have grown by 1%, however, the figure came in at 0.4%, which is still an improvement from last month’s flat reading. In international news, England’s CPI came in at 3.6%, showing [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VGK Bolstered By Debt Negotiations, UNG Continues To Sink

Stoyan Bojinov — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:02 +0000

Stocks endured yet another bumpy trading session as indexes oscillated between gains and losses for most of the day thanks to mixed economic developments. On the home front, Exxon Mobil posted strong quarterly earnings, although lackluster home prices data overshadowed the energy giant’s profits. The Nasdaq proved to be most resilient, gaining 0.07% on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped lower, shedding 0.16% as the trading session drew to a close. Gold prices whiplashed back-and-forth as investors dealt with conflicting developments; futures contracts for the precious metal soared as high as $1,750 an ounce, only to tumble back to $1,730 an ounce in a matter of hours, and finally settle near the $1,740 level as the closing bell rang. Sentiment took a pessimistic turn on Wall Street after a string of worse-than-expected data releases [see also How To Invest Like UBS In 2012]. The Case-Shiller home prices [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VXX Jumps With Uncertainty, VGK Drops On Greek Woes

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:32 +0000

Equity markets got off to a choppy start as major indexes oscillated between minor gains and losses throughout the first trading day of the week. Investor sentiment turned for the worst on Monday as resurfacing Greek debt woes brought the limelight onto the debt burdened currency bloc once again. Stocks tipped to the downside as the U.S. dollar appreciated in the currency markets; the S&P 500 led the way lower with a 0.25% loss on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average proved most resilient, shedding only 0.05% [see also ETF Insider: Bears Are Lurking Around The Corner]. Gains were sparse on Monday as investors digested mixed economic news on all fronts. At home, investors rejoiced over the latest personal income data, which came in at 0.5%, beating the previous reading of 0.1%. On the other hand, consumer discretionary stocks fell as consumer spending in the U.S. came to [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VGK Climbs On Euro Hopes, VXX Sinks As Sentiment Improves

Stoyan Bojinov — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:38:36 +0000

The tug of war between domestic economic data releases and developments overseas in the debt burdened currency bloc continues. Stocks fluctuated between minor gains and losses on Thursday as investors digested worse-than-expected employment data at home, along with an encouraging debt auction on the other side of the Atlantic. The Nasdaq led the way higher, with gains of 0.51% on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind, inching higher by 0.17%. Gold dipped a little lower on the day, with futures prices for the precious metal settling nearing $1,650 an ounce. U.S. stocks fell in early morning trading as investors got a little spooked following a concerning employment data release on the home front; the latest weekly jobless claims report came in worse-than-expected, with 399,000 people filing for unemployment benefits versus the expected 380,000. The retail sales figure also disappointed, with growth in December coming in at [...]

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Thursday’s ETF To Watch: European ETF (VGK)

Jared Cummans — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:09 +0000

2011 was the year of the euro, but most investors are hoping for the opposite to be true this year. Rather than focusing on the issues overseas, investors would like to keep their minds occupied by the slew of encouraging data from recent U.S. reports. But for now, the euro zone remains under the microscope for the entire world. As for the euro itself, the currency is sitting at lows not seen for quite some time, as it seems to be losing ground to the greenback on a daily basis. The EUR/USD exchange rate is currently sitting below 1.27, a low that hasn’t been reached since early 2010 when the first euro crisis reared its head [see also 2011′s Best Performing Commodity Was……Milk?]. With the euro under an enormous amount of pressure, many are worried of a recession overseas and the impact it would have at home. Investors, no doubt, [...]

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