In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 days ago

Well. That wasn't pleasant. The market (as measured by the S&P500)extended its losses for the year, down about 3% for Q208. We are now at1280 in the S...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 4 days ago

Oil continues to trade near elevated levels (above $143 as at the time of writing) on Iranian verbal threats, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is ...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 1 week ago

Treasuries have been on a bit of a rally recently as the Lehman iShares 20+ year duration treasury fund (TLT) chart shows.click on chart for sharper i...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

WisdomTree has recently unveiled a group of eight Currency Income ETFs. Four of them, tracking foreign money market rates related to the Brazillian Re...

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In Bill Cara - Posted 1 week ago

About a week ago, I opined that if the FOMC decided to not raise rates on Wednesday the result would be a weaker US dollar and continuity to the Yello...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

The Federal Reserve is getting ready to raise interest rates but a rate hike is not imminent. For the first time since August, the central bank has le...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by the guys at The Market Traders to join in on their weekly roundtable podcast as one of three guest panel...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

Record-breaking downbeat consumer confidence and housing data released today have depressed the US dollar in the currency markets, although the USD re...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

The summer doldrums may not last for long with the Federal Reserve interest rate decision right around the corner. Over the past few weeks, many curre...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

The Federal Reserve begins their two day monetary policy meeting Tuesday and judging from the price action of the US dollar and reports from the press...

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