Brian Sylvester: Downgrades for U.S. debt, austerity programs across Europe and political uncertainty all point to a continued uptrend in gold prices according to Brien Lundin, publisher and editor of Gold Newsletter. For long-term investors, Brien Lundin says in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, small-cap, Read more…
NYSE:GLD, SLV
After an unprecedented 10-year run we may have found something to derail the stock of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL): inclusion in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Rumors are resurfacing that America’s largest and most valuable company –with a roughly $420 share price and $385 Billion market cap– could become a new Read more…
IYW, NYSE:DIA
Eric Dutram: Given the broad weakness in the euro zone throughout 2011 and the ever-present fears of default in a number of nations, most investors shouldn’t be surprised to read that all of the ETFs in the European Equities ETFdb Category are down in year-to-date terms. In fact, at time of writing, only the iShares MSCI UK Index Fund Read more…
NYSE:EWO, NYSE:EWU
Aimee Sullivan: Financial regulators and bank supervisors across Europe and the U.S. are working to develop policies to cover exchange-traded funds.
The International Organization of Securities Commissions Read more…
IWM, SPY
Aimee Sullivan: China’s policy of limiting foreign investments may encourage European politicians to raise protectionist barriers, the European Union trade commissioner is warning. Read more…
NYSE:FXI, NYSE:FXP, VGK
Tim Seymour: The value of so-called ultra prime homes throughout Asia has soared over the past five years as the continent mints ever more billionaires.
The changes are felt especially in Mumbai and Singapore, where prices have more than doubled. Read more…
NYSE:DRV, URE, YAO
JW Jones: The Federal Reserve is holding a two-day meeting Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Market participants are expecting the Federal Reserve to prop up financial markets yet again Read more…
NYSE:DIA, SPY, UDN, UUP
Toby Connor: As many of you already know I expected the dollar index to put in a major three year cycle low sometime this year. The normal timing band would have been for a bottom in the spring. The recent breakout Read more…
NYSE:FAZ, NYSE:GLD, SDS, SLV, TZA, VXX
FlexShares will begin trading its new “FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund” (NYSE:TDTF) Thursday, September 22, 2011. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index. Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:TDTF
FlexShares will begin trading its new “FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund” (NYSE:TDTT) Thursday, September 22, 2011. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index. Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:TDTT
FlexShares will begin trading its new “FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund” (NYSE:GUNR) Thursday, September 22, 2011. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index. Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:GUNR
FlexShares will begin trading its new “FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund” (NYSE:TILT) Thursday, September 22, 2011. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index. Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:TILT
Guggenheim will begin trading its new “Guggenheim Yuan Bond ETF” (NYSE:RMB) Thursday, September 22, 2011. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of a Yuan bond index called the Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:RMB
Stoyan Bojinov: The roller coaster ride continues for investors as equity indexes oscillated between positive and negative territory on Tuesday in anticipation of the much awaited FOMC meeting tomorrow. Investor sentiment regarding the euro zone is quite uncertain and seems to change from hopeful Read more…
SHY
David Zeiler: In lowering its growth forecast for the United States and Europe, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of “severe repercussions” unless drastic measures are taken soon. Read more…
NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SKF, UYG, XLF
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