Bill Luby: Two years ago today, in Spain rallies, I posted a chart of the Spanish ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP), that showed EWP had rallied off of a bottom and looked like it was poised for a bullish breakout. Read more…
NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:EWQ, NYSE:FXE
Martin Hutchinson: As the Eurozone teeters on the edge of a breakup, it begs the question: Can the U.S economy ”de-couple” from the Eurozone debt crisis? Read more…
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Michael Snyder: Has Europe (NYSEARCA:VGK) finally been saved this time? Has this latest “breakthrough” solved the European debt crisis? Of course not, and you should know better by now. European leaders have held 18 summits since the beginning of the debt crisis. Read more…
NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:IEV, NYSE:VGK
In trading on Friday, the iShares MSCI Italy Index (NYSEARCA:EWI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.53% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
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Mike Larson: I have a sinking suspicion. A feeling I just can’t shake based on multiple fundamental, technical, and timing indicators. My belief? Read more…
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Bill Luby: There are many ways in which investors can evaluate risk related to the euro zone. Credit default swaps for sovereign debt are one way to evaluate the risk of country default. Sovereign bond yields are a good proxy for a country’s access to funding Read more…
NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:EWQ
Chris Ciovacco: We sympathize with Germany’s (NYSEARCA:EWG) position in Europe (NYSEARCA:VGK). They understand it will be much more difficult to see over-extended budgets brought back into line after checks have been passed out (again). Read more…
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EconMatters: Spain (NYSEARCA:EWP) formally became the fourth country to ask for bailout aid from the euro zone on Monday, June 25. Spain’s short-term Read more…
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Russ Koesterich: With the sovereign debt crisis centered in the developed world, the traditional notion that all developed markets are less risky for investors than all emerging markets doesn’t hold up anymore. Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: One of the most anticipated and watched sporting events in the world, the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship kicked off late last week. Euro 2012 marks a milestone Read more…
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Michael Snyder: The election results from Greece (NYSEARCA:GREK) are in and the pro-bailout forces have won, but just barely. It is being projected that the pro-bailout New Democracy party Read more…
NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:EWQ, NYSE:GREK, NYSE:IEV, NYSE:VGK
Daily Capitalist: Many readers are familiar with the adage, “Little children, little problems; big children, big problems.”. As with children, so with insolvent countries. Read more…
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Daniela Pylypczak: To put it mildly, Europe stocks have had a rough couple of years, as the Euro Zone sovereign-debt crisis continues to plague the continent. Although allocations to this sector have understandably Read more…
NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:EWU, NYSE:FEP, NYSE:GREK, NYSE:VGK
Eric Dutram: Over the weekend, market participants had hoped that a strong response to the brewing Spanish crisis would stop the contagion and prevent more pain in the euro zone. European leaders provided the market with a $125 billion dollar response in order to shore up the banking sector Read more…
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Daniela Pylypczak: After several weeks of dismal trading, markets finally managed to climb to positive territory despite increased levels of volatility. Investors anxiously awaited Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony to Capitol Hill last week, only to be disappointed by the lack of a definite response Read more…
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