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Eric Dutram: Recent years have not been very good for developed markets like the U.S and Europe. A heavy debt burden and high level of unemployment have put pressure on the economic Read more…
Michael Johnston: As we approach the halfway point of 2012, we are on track for yet another period of tremendous growth for the lineup of ETFs. More than a hundred new funds have begun Read more…
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…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: As the sovereign debt crisis in Europe dominates media coverage of both financial and main street news, Washington’s deliberate cover up of a far more serious Read more…
Jared Cummans: After another choppy week of trading, investors will be on their toes for the coming week, as a number of factors have created high anxiety in the financial world. Perhaps the biggest piece of news is the threat of Greece exiting the euro, Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Innovation remains a dominant and exciting theme in the ETF universe, although as with any financial instrument, with growth and evolution also comes increasing complexity and newly discovered nuances. The towering lineup of over 1,400 exchange-traded products is probably intimidating for Read more…
Jeff Harding: The OECD just came out with its “Interim Assessment” of the major economies within the OECD (34 countries). This article amounts to what is known on the blogosphere as “chart porn” since most of the data comes in the form of … charts. Personally I think “chartocopia” is a better term. Read more…
Stocks recovered from significant early losses to finish the day mixed, and well off session lows. Four of the five major indices closed lower on the day but escaped distribution due to the intraday reversal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) was the strongest index on the day. Read more…
Jack Crooks: Back in November, I laid out the case for a multi-year bull market in the U.S. dollar (NYSEARCA:UUP). At the time I shared several reasons, and most of them seem to be playing out. Read more…
Randall Mah: The International Monetary Fund has officially agreed to pay $36.7 billion to Greece, bringing the debt-ridden country’s second bailout total to $170 billion. The move was expected after the country’s successful debt swap last week. Read more…
Tom Essaye: This week marks the one-year anniversary of the tsunami hitting Japan (NYSEArca:EWJ) and the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Undoubtedly the country is still healing from the effects of those disasters. But recent data has shown a recovery might be underway that could provide Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The rally off the lows of last week has some work to do before it becomes convincing. While the longer-term outlook remains favorable from a technical perspective, the conviction from buyers needs to pick up in the short-term. Read more…
Sy Harding: There was much anticipation in advance of Friday’s Labor Department employment report for February. The report has a reputation for often coming in with a big surprise in one Read more…
Jared Cummans: The global economy seems to be screeching to a halt, as the first two trading days of the week marked some of the toughest on the year. While major benchmarks have been surging for the majority of 2012, they are slated to report a loss this week, as investors continually worry over the Read more…
Chris Martenson: At the circus, you are sometimes treated to the spinning plate act where a performer tries to keep an improbable number of plates spinning at once, racing from one plate to the next as their wobbles indicate the need for another dose of momentum. Considering the number of spinning Read more…
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