David Gillie: No matter what happens, Basic Materials are needed for the job. Whether its flak jackets and gun powder for war, agriculture chemicals and pesticides for farming or coatings and ingredients for pharmaceuticals, Basic Materials are needed. Yes, even embalming chemicals and casket materials Read more…
NYSE:UYM, NYSE:XLB
Though the entire ETF industry has grown at a blistering pace, certain segments of the market have expanded much more quickly than others over the past few years. Few types of financial products have seen stronger asset growth than commodity ETPs, as investors of all sophistication levels have Read more…
NYSE:DBC, NYSE:DJP, NYSE:USCI
Dian L. Chu: China’s inflation jumped to its highest in three years with consumer price index (CPI) surging 6.4% year-over-year in June (See Chart Below). The spike has been fueled by escalating food prices despite that the central bank’s effort to tame inflation by pushing up the RRR
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NYSE:MOO
Equities advanced for the second straight day but on lower trade. Unlike Wednesday however, stocks held their ground to finish near session highs. For the second time in as many days the Read more…
NASDAQ:IBB, NYSE:UYM
Direxion, a pioneer in providing alternative investment strategies to sophisticated investors, is pleased to announce the launch of four new Direxion Shares ETFs to its existing lineup of multi Read more…
NYSE:COWL, NYSE:COWS, NYSE:RUSL, NYSE:RUSS
Martin Hutchinson: If you read the newly released United Nations report on global population trends, you can reach only one conclusion about the long-term outlook for global commodity Read more…
NYSE:EWC, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:USO
As natural resource prices have climbed skyward, interest in exchange-traded products that offer exposure to commodities has accelerated as well. While some investors prefer to achieve targeted Read more…
NYSE:CORN, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:DJP, NYSE:GCC, NYSE:GSG, NYSE:JJC, NYSE:SGG
There are some exchange-traded funds that we find attractive and investors should be focusing on, said Jeff Duncan, CEO of Duncan Financial Group, and David Kotok, chairman and CIO of Read more…
NYSE:IHF, NYSE:UXI, NYSE:UYM, NYSE:XHB, NYSE:XLV, ROM
Shah Gilani: With the first quarter of 2011 behind us, there’s a lot to take away and learn from – especially when it comes to the direction of oil prices, interest rates and stocks. Read more…
NYSE:SPY, NYSE:TBT, NYSE:USO
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