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…
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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…
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Kent Moors: The Greek election last weekend has brought us a brief reprieve. The nation and the Eurozone have stepped back from the brink. But the larger truth is that little has changed. Read more…
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Michael Snyder: The election results from Greece (NYSEARCA:GREK) are in and the pro-bailout forces have won, but just barely. It is being projected that the pro-bailout New Democracy party Read more…
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Daily Capitalist: Many readers are familiar with the adage, “Little children, little problems; big children, big problems.”. As with children, so with insolvent countries. Read more…
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Chris Ciovacco: The video below highlights areas in several markets, including U.S. stocks (NYSEARCA:SPY), foreign stocks (NYSEARCA:VEU), commodities (NYSEARCA:DBC), semiconductors (NYSEARCA:SMH), and Treasuries Read more…
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Martin Hutchinson: What happens this Sunday, June 17 , may be the trigger for a final resolution of the Eurozone debt crisis. Now I understand that you probably don’t follow Greek elections. But this is one you’ll want to keep an eye on. Read more…
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Daniela Pylypczak: To put it mildly, Europe stocks have had a rough couple of years, as the Euro Zone sovereign-debt crisis continues to plague the continent. Although allocations to this sector have understandably Read more…
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Keith Fitz-Gerald: It’s unlikely the euro will survive what I’m calling the Spailout… meaning, the bailout of Spain, and the contagion to Italy, etc. Believe me, you’re going to be seeing and hearing this non-stop in the media for quite some time. And fear will be running rampant as a result. Read more…
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Daily Capitalist: Events in Europe are following the pattern seen in the U.S. several years ago. In Europe, financial crises in small countries are now giving way to crises in large ones. Read more…
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Jeff Nielson: Nearly two and a half years ago, I first began warning readers of the “economic terrorism”which Wall Street had unleashed upon Europe – via the fraudulent manipulation of credit default swaps, and equally fraudulent “ratings cuts” from their accomplices Read more…
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Eric Dutram: As the European debt crisis has intensified in recent weeks and months, many investors have sought to exit the common currency bloc for other European nations that do not use the euro. Generally speaking, this has resulted in many investors Read more…
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Sara Nunnally: Not all of Europe (NYSEARCA:VGK) is in trouble. The headline-grabbing crisis is a clear and easy opportunity for patient investors. Back in December, I told you about the interesting dynamic between new members of the European Union Read more…
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Chris Ciovacco: Spain (NYSEARCA:EWP) needs assistance with their troubled banks, but politicians are looking for very few strings to be attached, which is not going over big in Germany (NYSEARCA:EWG). From Bloomberg: Read more…
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Russ Koesterich: Some investors have argued that events in Europe are having a disproportionate impact on US stocks. Their logic: the US is in the midst of a recovery, albeit a fairly anemic one, that is unlikely to be derailed by Europe’s travails. Read more…
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