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Faint Signs Of Hope For Brazil ETFs
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 1:50pm | 510Read More...Believe it or not, the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) has traded higher over the past month and currently resides nearly 13 percent above its 52-week low. That does not mean the largest Brazil exchange-traded fund and its peers are out of the woods, but some market observers are...
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Investors Really Hate The Mexico ETF
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 10:45am | 641Read More...This is how bad things have been in 2015 for Latin American stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds trading in the United States: Of the single-country ETFs tracking Latin American economies, the Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: ARGT)) has been the best performer this year....
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The Other Issue For The Brazil ETF No One Is Talking About
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 9:44am | 719Read More...It has been eventful year for the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ). The largest exchange-traded fund tracking equities in Latin America's largest economy has tumbled 35.6 percent and there is a myriad of issues to blame for that startlingly poor performance. Brazil's Mounting Issues...
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Options Traders Get Opportunistic With Big Brazil ETF
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 3:05pm | 559Read More...As has been frequently noted, this has been another trying year for the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ). Quantifying the largest Brazil exchange-traded fund's woes is not difficult. Entering Tuesday, EWZ was sporting a 35.4 percent year-to-date loss. That is more than quadruple the...
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October Rally Has ETF Shorts Scrambling To Cover
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 2:11pm | 772Read More...So much for October's reputation as a bad month for equities. After slumping more than 7 percent in the third quarter, the S&P 500 is up nearly 5 percent this month, and this October rally has short sellers scrambling to cover bearish bets on some well-known exchange-traded funds. The...
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Brazilian Real, Bovespa Fall To End A Turbulent Week
Saturday, September 5, 2015 - 1:10pm | 262Read More...Brazil had a tough week. The real fell more than 7 percent over the week, while the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange lost roughly 1.4 percent. Both continued to decline on Friday: the real plummeted more than 3 percent versus the U.S. dollar and the stock exchange tumbled 1.83 percent. After these...
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Chanos Takes Brazilian Profits In Wake Of Rousseff Win
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 4:38pm | 230Read More...In the wake of incumbent Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's re-election Sunday, renowned shorts-seller James S. Chanos is lightening up on his holdings there. Rousseff, 66, has served as Brazil's president since 2010 and won a second term Sunday by narrowly beating Social Democrat Aécio Neves da...
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Brazil Getting Waxed Following Election Results
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 8:43am | 130Read More...The iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF (NYSE: EWZ) and other Brazilian stocks are down sharply in pre-market trading following news that President Dilma Rousseff won a second term on Sunday over conservative Aécio Neves. Investors are likely worried that her re-election will only serve to...
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The Global Search For Cheap Investments
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 3:51pm | 912Read More...The subject of market direction and near-term price movements is discussed frequently in the media, and pretty much wherever investors gather to talk about stocks and bonds. Most of us have an opinion and are delighted to share this carefully formed insight (read: wild-eyed guess) with anyone...
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Female Heads of State and ETF Returns: A 2012 Review
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 8:37am | 840Read More...Shares of the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (NYSE: EWY) and the rival First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX Fund (NYSE: FKO) traded higher for most of Wednesday, following news of Park Geun-hye's victory in South Korea's presidential election. Park, the head of the New Frontier Party, will become...
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3 ETFs for Brazil's Stimulus (BRAQ, BRXX, FBZ)
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 1:33pm | 606Read More...In a familiar approach seen in the U.S. and China, Brazil is employing stimulus measures to boost its sagging economy. The largest Latin American economy reported first-quarter GDP growth of just 0.2 percent, hardly on par with what investors expect from an emerging market and well below the 0.5...
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5 Emerging Markets ETFs Myths Debunked
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 2:42pm | 823Read More...For all the volatility, inflationary pressures and political concerns, among myriad other issues, one thing is certain: Investors love emerging markets ETFs. And it should be said that "investors" means both professionals and retail. After all, the third- and fourth-largest U.S. ETFs as ranked by...
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U.S. Could Step Up Brazilian Oil Purchases
Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 9:41pm | 303Read More...Following talks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, President Obama said the U.S. would like to become a major buyer of Brazilian crude in the future. The two are meeting in Brasilia this weekend. Obama made the comments as violence in Libya escalates. While the North African country, the...
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Petrobras Offering Could Be Delayed
Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 10:27pm | 220Read More...Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may force Brazil's state-controlled oil producer Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) to delay its secondary share offering until after the country's October presidential election due to concerns that if the offering is not successful, it could harm the candidacy of...
