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Commodities Rally Chases Shorts From South Africa
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 8:13am | 515Read More...For a couple of years as commodities prices struggled, plenty of single-country emerging markets exchange-traded funds struggled as well. A prime example of that theme was the iShares MSCI South Africa Index (ETF) (NYSE: EZA). Stymied by South Africa's status as a major gold producer, the world...
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Things Are Getting Interesting For This ETF, And That's Not Good
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 10:36am | 576Read More...With precious little time remaining in 2015, it is now safe to say this will be another dismal year for emerging markets stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds. December trading is just a day old, but the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fd (NYSE: VWO) and the iShares MSCI Emerging...
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A Pinch For Palladium, Platinum ETFs
Saturday, October 31, 2015 - 12:47pm | 593Read More...Gold and corresponding exchange-traded products have gotten some negative attention this week following the Federal Reserve's latest meeting. Although the Fed opted to once again stand pat on interest rates, market observers are adjusting their expectations upward in anticipation that the...
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The Palladium ETF Is The Ultimate Volkswagen Victor
Saturday, October 3, 2015 - 9:38am | 760Read More...The American depositary receipts (ADRs) of German automotive giant Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) are down more than 3 percent at this writing Friday and have touched a new 52-week low. Volkswagen ADRs have plunged 36.5 percent over the past month following an emissions scandal and reports of...
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Gold Rise Slightly With Stalling Dollar But Remains Close To 3 Week Low
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 1:08pm | 85Read More...Prices for Gold rose slightly on Wednesday Morning trading on the NYMEX and COMEX as the Dollar slipped due to fragile consumer confidence. However, Gold still remains close to three week low with the dollar's looming resurgence. December Prices of Gold remained practically flat at $1,035.40 an...
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Metals Fall As Dollar Strengthens
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 4:21pm | 84Read More...With the Dollar gaining strength, Futures on Gold went under pressure. Gold prices for December fell to $1,034 an ounce in the New York Mercantile exchange as consumer confidence numbers show poorer than expected results. In addition, Silver Futures lost more than Gold with an over 3.2% drop....
