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Jon D. Markman: There’s no shortage of economic indicators economists count on to make predictions. But one of the most reliable measures I’ve found is the Weekly Leading Index Read more…
Renewed fears over the debt situation in the major PIIGS economies of Spain and Italy is rocking European markets once again. Concerns are growing in Spain over the ability of the ruling party to Read more…
Yesterday was a difficult day on Wall Street. Stocks were down sharply but on mixed trade. Price action was decidedly bearish as all five major indices closed in the red by more than 1%. The small Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: With the broad indexes challenging – and in some cases breaking – initial ‘barrier’ support levels, the financial sector is already breaking down into fresh 2011 lows. Read more…
Thomas Carreno: The S&P 500 is confirming a weekly MACD histogram sell signal today and today’s action puts the market in my opinion now in ‘bear mode’ for the near term and intermediate Read more…
Russ Koesterich: Call #1: Underweight Long-Term Treasuries: As negotiations continue in Washington over the federal debt ceiling, our calls this week focus on the question: what is the debt Read more…
Institutional investors report they are increasingly turning to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to facilitate essential fund management practices, including liquidity management, transition Read more…
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today plans for a suite of nine Fundamental Pure Style ETFs based on the Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: The euro (NYSE:FXE) slid compared to the U.S. dollar (NYSE:UUP) after meeting and reversing at its long term down-trend resistance line two weeks ago. About four weeks prior to
Van Eck has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF.” The Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of a yet to be specified index. They Read more…
Tim Seymour: By the way, the Chinese economic engine seems to be slowing down. Last night’s numbers do not bode well for the big PMI release at the end of the month. Read more…
The three major US Equity Indexes have been precariously straddling initial support levels, and as we start this May 23rd week, all three indexes gapped down under these initial levels. Read more…
In trading on Monday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 2000 TR ETN (NYSE:RTSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 12.03% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
Emerging markets have seen their importance to the global economy swell in recent years, as the developing markets of the world have become the primary drivers of growth not only in their home 
With interest rates continuing to hover near record lows, investors accustomed to generating attractive current returns from high quality fixed income securities have been forced to get 
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