Stoyan Bojinov: The aftermath of the most recent financial crisis has yet to be fully resolved as much of the developed world is still plagued by the weight of its own debt. In Europe, lawmakers are struggling to ensure stability as many of the largest economies in the region Read more…
NYSE:ECH, NYSE:EPU, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:MES, NYSE:RSXJ
Zacks ETF Research: Southeast Asian countries have had a long tradition of enticing investors from all over the globe. This is because the market is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign, investors thanks to solid growth rates, booming populations and generally good governance. Read more…
NYSE:ASEA, NYSE:EIDO, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:EWS, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:VNM
Tony Sagami: Chinese stocks started off with a bang this year, rallying by 10% in January and February, but struggling since Premier Wen Jiabao lowered China’s 2012 GDP growth forecast from 8% to 7.5% on March 5. Read more…
NYSE:ASEA, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:THD
Sean Geary: Investors seeking exposure to the explosion of middle class growth in frontier and emerging markets have started to turn their attention to Southeast Asia. Here are a few of the ETFs that focus on countries in this region. Read more…
NYSE:EWM, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:THD, NYSE:VNM
Jonathan Yates: For Indonesia to meets its goal of 7% yearly growth by 2014, there is much work to be done by companies like Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) and Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR). Read more…
NYSE:IDX
Larry D. Spears: It may be hard to believe that people are getting wealthier these days, but they are – just not in the United States. No, the growth in personal wealth that we’re seeing today is taking place in emerging markets half way around the globe – far removed from the employment and debt problems Read more…
NYSE:ASEA, NYSE:ECON, NYSE:IDX
Ed Kuczma is a member of the Investment Team at Van Eck Global, a firm that has a number of ETFs targeting various corners of the market both in equities and in bonds. Currently, Ed specializes in the EMEA region, doing analysis on the various markets that make up these emerging regions. Read more…
NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EIDO, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:VWO
Thomas Carreno: I have posted the chart of the Jakarta Composite before some time ago and I did so because I thought it was eye opening that a market index can do a 62% correction and then blast higher almost non stop going all the way back up to the old high and then blasting out even higher as Read more…
NYSE:EIDO, NYSE:IDX
Kevin Grewal: As many investors seek to find the next emerging opportunity, the Asian nation of Indonesia may be the answer to their prayers. Read more…
NYSE:EIDO, NYSE:IDX
I drive by the same gas station every day. And every day last week, prices were higher than the day before. Not too surprising, given the unsettling situations in North Africa and the Middle East, but it doesn’t help the mood of consumers, who are always worried about crude oil supplies. We’re all Read more…
NYSE:EWM, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:THD
In trading on Wednesday, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is outperforming other ETFs, trading up 2.5% on the day. Also up for the day is the Read more…
NYSE:EWA, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:IDX, PALL, PSAU
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