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Daniela Pylypczak: As many economies in the Euro zone continue to teeter on the edge of default (or forced bailouts), investors around the globe remain understandably leery of any investments made within the shaky economy. After several years of painstaking Read more…
Michael Johnston: As an up-and-down (and up again) first half of the year draws to a close, many portfolios have managed to squeeze out moderate gains so far in 2012. Looking around at the various exchange-traded products reveals some interesting Read more…
Eric Dutram: Although investors had a temporary respite from the European debacle earlier this year, the continent’s debt woes are once again dominating the market headlines. In particular, Greece and their collapsing economy has been in focus, Read more…
David Zeiler: How many times have we been told the Eurozone debt crisis is resolved, only to have it turn up again like a bad penny? Last year’s string of good news/ bad news on the Eurozone debt crisis had the markets going up and down like a yo-yo until the routine grew so tiresome that most people stopped Read more…
Scott Martin: As a sum-of-the-parts play, the MSCI Ireland ETF (NYSEARCA:EIRL) seems to have room to head higher whether traders get defensive or deepen their bets on a fresh burst of growth for the global economy. Read more…
Martin D. Weiss: I return from a wonderful vacation — beardless, tan, and rested … but also very wary of the unfolding events: Just when everyone thought the debt crisis was over … giant deficits didn’t matter … and the global economy was on the mend … We have witnessed a sudden shift in global events … and Read more…
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Eric Dutram: As 2012 has progressed, investors have been broadly spared from the turmoil in many European markets. The PIIGS have managed to keep their crises in check and stock markets have largely gained on the lack of negative news, putting last year’s slump firmly in the rear view mirror. Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: On Friday, it’s now official: Greece defaults. Zerohedge called the event: The biggest debt writedown in human history. Strangely, or not, there was no press conference by the ECB, no bold-letter headlines about the event. Nothing. There was nothing but an Read more…
Jason Cimpl: Bonds in Europe are in a death spiral and the European banks are along for the ride. The weakening economy in Europe has raised the likelihood of default for nations like Portugal, Italy (NYSEARCA:EWI), Greece (NYSEARCA:GREK) and Ireland (NYSEARCA:EIRL). And the increased Read more…
Jonathan Yates: A Celtic tiger, Cooper Industries Plc (NYSE:CBE) will benefit greatly from the coming middle-class boom. It is an important component of the Irish exchange traded fund, MSCI Ireland (NYSE:EIRL); and other exchange traded funds [Mid-Cap Core ETF (NYSE:CZA), Morningstar Mid Core Read more…
Eric Dutram: Not too long ago, the Irish economy was the envy of much of the developed world. The country quickly developed a knowledge-based economy and saw high levels of growth for a number of years, thanks in large part to its ultra-low corporate tax rate which is at just 12.5% Read more…
So far in 2011 more than 200 new exchange-traded products have debuted, taking the ETF lineup close to the 1,300 mark. Over the past several years, the exposure accessible through ETFs has become increasingly granular; while some of the new products debuting are “plain vanilla” funds Read more…
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While reports of jobless rates in the U.S. or the pace of inflation in China occasionally pop to the top of the headlines, the last several months have seen the spotlight focused on European markets as the continent continues to battle a debt crisis that has threatened to derail a fragile economic Read more…
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David Zeiler: Fresh signs of a possible default in Greece have revived a contentious debate between politicians and major banks in the European Union over what to do about the Greek debt crisis. Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Utilities Sector Index Fund ETF (AMEX:AXUT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.92% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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