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Stoyan Bojinov: After starting out 2012 with a bang, economic uncertainties are once again creeping in from both sides of the Atlantic and equity markets around the globe appear to be losing steam and heading lower back towards where they started off the year. With Euro zone debt drama back in the spotlight, investors have seemingly brushed aside all other financial news. Perhaps one of the most Read more…
Ron Rowland: I’m always on the lookout for investment opportunities. The last few years, most of the profit potential seems to be outside the U.S. Read more…
Jack Crooks: Many commentators who follow the global markets were very excited on the recent announcement that China would “widen the trade band” for its currency. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets climbed higher on Thursday as investors brushed off the worse-than-expected jobless claims report, instead focusing on upcoming earnings from tech giant Google and financial behemoths JPMorgan and Wells Fargo. The weekly jobless claims figure showed 380,000 filings Read more…
Larry Edelson: There’s no question that China and the rest of Asia are outgrowing the Western world by leaps and bounds. All you have to do is follow the stats coming out of Asia, or take a trip to anywhere in Asia, and you’ll get a firsthand feeling for how vibrant the region is. Read more…
Russ Koesterich: China recently modestly lowered its annual growth target to 7.5% from 8%. This change has made many investors nervousthat China may be in for a period of sluggish growth. Read more…
Shaun Connell: Growth in the developing country of China is slowing. This nation is one of the resource consumers in the world and news of the slowdown is worrying some investors, including investors who have exposure to the already volatile ETFs like Copper Miners ETF (NYSEArca:COPX) and iShares Read more…
Tim Seymour: Record amounts of money are coming back into emerging markets ETFs and mutual funds after massive outflows last year. The biggest funds — like the Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEArca:EEM) — are reaping the biggest rewards. Read more…
Tony Sagami: Like clockwork every week, I can expect to open an e-mail or two that questions my investment enthusiasm for China. Those e-mail critiques are generally along the lines of: Read more…
Jim Trippon: US China watchers are eager to gauge the presumed next leader of China, Vice-President Xi Jinping, when he visits the White House next month. The visit, announced by the Read more…
Jim Trippon: The latest economic data from China (NYSEArca:FXI), which included factory output, retail sales, fixed asset investment and the all-important GDP numbers, initially failed to move Read more…
Jim Trippon: Incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected in a close campaign in Taiwan. Ma, of the Kuomintang Party, or KMT, defeated chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Party Progressive Party, or DPP. Ma received 51.6 percent of the votes to Tsai’s 45.6 percent. Read more…
Michael Johnston: As the ETF universe has expanded dramatically over the last several years, many investors have taken advantage of this asset class to tap into international equity markets. With single-country ETFs dedicated to dozens of developed and emerging markets, accessing the major Read more…
Jared Cummans: ETF investing has surged in recent years as the industry has experienced exponential growth in nearly all aspects of the universe. Now, there are over 1,400 products with Read more…
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Jim Trippon: China’s (NYSEARCA:FXI) recently released data showed that December consumer inflation had retreated to a 4.1 percent annual growth rate. China’s slowing economy as well as Read more…
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