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Jim Trippon: In an interesting twist on the theme of how reliable China’s official economic data is, the issue has seen a couple of dueling analysts take up opposing views. In a recent Bloomberg article, Shen Jianguang of Mizuho was quoted as saying that the recent GDP numbers Read more…
Jim Trippon: China’s second quarter GDP growth slowed to a year over year rate of 7.6 percent, which was less than some observers had expected, and less than the first quarter’s 8.1 percent growth. The surprise, such as it even was, was confined to outsiders, however Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Investors of all walks have embraced ETFs as the investment vehicle of choice when it comes to accessing virtually any asset class in the global market. Read more…
Jim Trippon: The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, followed its surprise benchmark interest rate cut of last month with another cut on July 5th, as it lopped 31 basis points off its lending rate and dropped it to 6 percent. The benchmark rate had stood Read more…
Michael Johnston: Earlier this week, the ETF Industry Association released its June 30 batch of ETF data, providing an interesting snapshot of this fast-growing industry. It should come as no surprise that ETF assets continue to surge; the industry is quickly closing Read more…
The PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND) is outperforming its mutual fund counterpart the PIMCO Total Return Instl (MUTF:PTTRX). Paul Baiocchi, IndexUniverse ETF analyst, discusses what this tells us about broader trends and why Read more…
In a sharp reversal from early morning strength, stocks got smacked on brisk trade yesterday. All of the major indices closed down on the session. Higher beta issues led the decline with the small-cap Rusell 2000, S&P MidCap 400 and the Nasdaq sliding 1.2%, 1.1% and 1.0% respectively. Read more…
Eric Dutram: The second quarter was, despite the overall market turmoil, a pretty solid one for the broad ETF industry. A handful of new funds hit the markets Read more…
Jim Trippon: With the latest official data just released, China continues to show slower economic growth. The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.2 in June from 50.4 in May, which was its weakest reading in more than half a year. The index measures manufacturing data, Read more…
Jim Trippon: On the last trading day in June, the Shanghai Composite Index rose smartly with a 29.59 point surge to hit 2,25.43. The 1.35 percent increase on the day for the trading average was a bit of good news in a market that has been desultory for much Read more…
Michael Snyder: Has Europe (NYSEARCA:VGK) finally been saved this time? Has this latest “breakthrough” solved the European debt crisis? Of course not, and you should know better by now. European leaders have held 18 summits since the beginning of the debt crisis. Read more…
Doug Casey: In an interview with Louis James, world traveler and legendary speculator Doug Casey makes a compelling case for becoming a “permanent tourist” to be best able to survive the coming economic crash. 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…
Sean Brodrick: We know that China’s central government is worried about its nation’s economy. In early June, China’s central bank surprised markets by cutting interest rates for the first time since 2008 to combat faltering growth. Read more…
Jim Trippon: With the June preliminary manufacturing PMI numbers in from the HSBC Flash survey, it looks as though China will be ramping up its easing measures more. The HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index dropped to 48.1 for June, after May’s PMI hit 48.4. Read more…
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