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Jack Crooks: We’re constantly talking about how much help the euro zone (NYSEArca:VGK) needs to escape the economic mess they’ve created. So will the European Central Bank (ECB) monetize debt? Read more…
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Joseph Hogue: Debt auctions in Italy and Spain went fairly well last week and tensions have come down a little with lower yields in the peripheral European countries. Despite this, end-of-year Read more…
Joseph Hogue: The coming week may prove relatively light after last week’s volley of meetings and summits. Despite tensions in Russia and a few important CPI reports, the lack of real market movers Read more…
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Tim Seymour: Massive amounts of money are pouring back into emerging markets funds. Conventional wisdom is that this is a buying signal. We lay out the numbers on Trading the Globe. Read more…
Eric Dutram: One of the biggest stories in the investing world over the past few years as been the rise of emerging markets. These countries continue to grow at an impressive clip and are in a much better position from a fiscal perspective than their developed market counterparts. Furthermore, the countries Read more…
Kevin Kerr: Throughout 2011 the markets have been on an incredibly wild ride for investors. And many traders are left scratching their heads as to what to do next in these volatile times. It’s precisely market conditions like these that offer huge opportunities for those who are willing and able to face the fear Read more…
Tim Seymour: The now-infamous “twist” in the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying activities is driving money out of emerging markets ETFs and mutual funds. Read more…
To animal lovers, a civet is a cat-like creature that kind of looks like a cross between a leopard, a raccoon and a weasel. And it’s unfortunately known for its funky smell. To investors, “CIVETS” is an acronym for Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and Read more…
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Last week, I received a question from Smart Investing Daily reader C.L.V. about my article from March 3, 2011, titled, “Emerging Markets Lose Investors.” Read more…
Investors have become familiar with the term “contagion” in recent years, but most are accustomed to hearing the phenomenon discussed in relation to sovereign debt defaults in Europe Read more…
The global index gurus at MSCI are scheduled to make a big announcement tonight about the new country weightings — and maybe a few added surprises. 
Tim Seymour:
Debt, debt and more debt flared into global financial crises last week as central banks from Greece, to Spain and the United States grappled with the imperiled finances of sinking nation states. 
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Certain investment themes become so well known that they merit their own acronym. One of those is the BRICs – shorthand for the popular emerging market countries Brazil, Russia, India and China. 
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