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Daniela Pylypczak: To put it mildly, European stocks have had a rough couple of years, as the eurozone sovereign-debt crisis continues to plague the continent. And with many economies in the eurozone continuing to teeter on the edge of default (or forced bailouts), investors around Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Once again, Wall Street finds itself walking on eggshells, unwilling and unable to jump in full force into the markets. Last week, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from the last FOMC meeting, sending yet another strong signal that it is preparing Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Anticipation was the name of the game last week, as investors waited for any news concerning central bankers’ future actions. With no significant headlines or economic reports, markets struggled to find a definitive direction, eventually ending slightly Read more…
Eric Dutram: With the ECB president, Mario Draghi, failing to announce more stimulus measures or similarly accommodative moves for the common currency and its many struggling members, stocks in the region are under pressure yet again. Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: As many economies in the Euro zone continue to teeter on the edge of default (or forced bailouts), investors around the globe remain understandably leery of any investments made within the shaky economy. After several years of painstaking Read more…
Eric Dutram: Economic conditions in the euro zone are still uncertain as Spain and Greece continue to face intense fiscal troubles. Many investors are naturally trying to reconsider their exposure to the region and are instead focusing in on the best nations Read more…
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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…
Eric Dutram: Fiscal 2011 marked economic, social and political unrest in most parts of Europe. The slippery situation in the Euro zone seems to have lasted an eternity without a fool-proof remedy. The effects of the situation are not only limited to the Eurozone but have spread Read more…
Eric Dutram: Although investors had a temporary respite from the European debacle earlier this year, the continent’s debt woes are once again dominating the market headlines. In particular, Greece and their collapsing economy has been in focus, Read more…
Jared Cummans: After an up and down week, the coming trading days should be relatively calm. Though there will be key economic data releases in a number of countries, this week ahead will have a Read more…
Michael Johnston: iShares, the ETF market leader in the U.S. with more than 200 individual funds across virtually every asset class, will notch another first for the industry later this month when it Read more…
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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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