Michael Johnston: As most investors are painfully aware at this point, Europe is not in the best of fiscal shape at present. The continent is in the midst of a prolonged debt crisis that is now threatening the continued existence of the euro, and has transformed the region into a form of portfolio Kryptonite Read more…

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Jared Cummans: This year has gotten off to a quiet start relative to the busy end that 2011 saw. But that doesn’t mean that there is a shortage of market moving events to talk about. One of the biggest stories has been the euro, which has been under enormous pressure to start off the year. Others are Read more…

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Russ Koesterich: As 2011 draws to a close, many investors are asking me what I expect the global economy will look like next year. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do believe that three economic scenarios could play out in 2012. In my recent Markets Perspective piece, I’ve assigned probabilities to them Read more…

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Stoyan Bojinov: Wall Street got off to a fairly quiet start for the week as investors were reluctant to jump aboard the much anticipated Santa Claus rally. U.S. consumer confidence data surpassed expectations as the figure came in at 64.5, versus the previous month’s reading of 55.2. Despite improving Read more…

NYSE:EWL

Stoyan Bojinov: Bullish fever ran wild across equity markets on Wednesday after the Fed and the central banks of the Euro zone, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, and Switzerland agreed to collectively lower the cost of offering dollar financing through swap arrangements. The S&P 500 led the way higher, soaring Read more…

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Jared Cummans: As the ETF universe has expanded rapidly over the past few years, so too has the reach of its exposure. Where there was once only a few hundred products for basic investing, there now stands over 1,400 ETFs with more than one trillion in combined assets. There are now ETFs for not only Read more…

NYSE:EWL, NYSE:EWU, NYSE:GLDX, SEA, SIL

The recent economic crisis has led to a frenzy of activity on Wall Street, as we have seen dramatic swings in both directions on a regular basis. Starting with a debt deal that did little to reassure investors, markets began to drop. Next came the downgrade from S&P, the first ever from a Read more…

LSC, NASDAQ:GULF, NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:EWL, NYSE:EZU, NYSE:HYLD, VGK

The first full week in June has been anything but kind to investors looking to shed some of the losses that have accumulated over the last few weeks. In fact, Friday saw the Dow lose grip on the Read more…

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Moby Waller:  As we begin to approach the mid-point of 2011, let’s take a look at international trends in relation to currency movements.  We’re seeing some interesting developments, especially Read more…

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IDX, NYSE:EWL, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:EWY, TUR

In times of turmoil investors tend to run for the exits of equities and other risky assets. Some investors are happy simply to park assets in cash until the storm clouds clear, while others Read more…

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Tuesday’s session saw all major indices decline sharply on big volume. At the open, stocks gapped down, sold off until 11:30 am, and spent the remainder of the session consolidating at the lows. Read more…

NYSE:EWL

The major indices gapped up significantly to begin Tuesday’s session. The broad market attempted to rally further, but was met with selling pressure at the 2 day high. For the remainder of the day Read more…

IWC, NYSE:EMB, NYSE:EWL

Indices across the world rose last week in what looks to be the beginning of a historic stock rally. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.6% last week, while the overseas developed-world large Read more…

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