Jack Crooks: Back in late February I gave you an easy way to consider investing in emerging market (EM) currencies. Effectively, it comes down to: Follow the stock market of the local EM that interests you, and the currency will almost always follow. Read more…

NYSE:EZA, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:SZR, NYSE:UUP, NYSE:VGK

Russ Koesterich:  In my opinion, investors should consider minimizing their exposure to emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, otherwise known as EMEA. Read more…

NYSE:AFK, NYSE:EZA, NYSE:GAF, NYSE:ILF, NYSE:SZR

NYSE:BZF, NYSE:CNY, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:ICN, NYSE:SZR, NYSE:XRU

Do you pay attention to the currency markets? You’d better, if you want to survive and thrive in these crazy times. Read more…

NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXF, NYSE:FXS, NYSE:SZR, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:ULE

WisdomTree has filed paperwork with the SEC for the “Dreyfus Commodity Currency Fund” (CCX). The paperwork states that the Fund is expected to be available for sale to investors beginning on or about September 1, 2010. It will be an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that will seek to Read more…

NYSE:BNZ, NYSE:BZF, NYSE:CCX, NYSE:CEW, NYSE:CYB, NYSE:EU, NYSE:ICN, NYSE:JYF, NYSE:SZR

At the beginning of the crisis the dollar rose as investors protect theirs funds by investing in safe currency. The dollar rose by 20 percent between July 2008 Read more…

NYSE:BZF, NYSE:CEW, NYSE:CYB, NYSE:DRR, NYSE:EU, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXB, NYSE:FXF, NYSE:FXM, NYSE:FXY, NYSE:ICN, NYSE:JYF, NYSE:SZR, NYSE:URR, NYSE:USY, NYSE:XRU

“South Africa, one of the big five emerging markets, is primed for investors.  The political climate has never been more stable than it is now.  The government is spending $98 billion on infrastructure Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EZA, NYSE:SZR

At last count, you could invest in 15 different currencies through 24 unique ETFs. The yen and the euro have more than their fair share of possibilities on investments like the Euro Currency Trust (FXE), the Ultra Euro ProShares (ULE) and the UltraShort Euro ProShares (EUO).

Yet in the first 5 months of the year, the 5 currency ETFs with the highest returns seem to share several things in common. First, each represents a country that boasts higher interest rates than the yen or the U.S. dollar.

Full Story: http://www.etfexpert.com/etf_expert/2009/06/etf-expert-5-months-5-currency-etfs-double-digit-percentage-gains.html

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:BNZ, NYSE:BZF, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXC, NYSE:SZR