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		<title>Currency ETF Chart of the Day: Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/currency-etf-chart-of-the-day-brazil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds following the so-called BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China are off to a great start in 2012 both in terms of performance and asset inflows.
Today we want to take a look at one of the currencies of a major BRIC player, Brazil. The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (NYSEArca: EWZ) has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Market ETFs Double S&amp;P 500’s Gain</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/emerging-market-etfs-double-sp-500%e2%80%99s-gain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging market exchange traded funds have doubled the performance of the S&#38;P 500 so far this year with investors favoring developing countries over the U.S. and Europe. A weaker dollar has also provided a lift to emerging market ETFs.
Vanguard Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: VWO) and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM) are both up 14.9% year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India ETFs Vault Over 30% This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/india-etfs-vault-over-30-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/india-etfs-vault-over-30-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EPI]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=75836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After being shunned in the risk-off, volatile market environment over 2011, India exchange traded funds are making up the difference on a combination of improved market conditions and an appreciating rupee.
The largest India ETF, WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF (NYSEArca: EPI), is up 31.9% year-to-date. EPI allocates 24% of holdings to its financial sector. Zacks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece ETF Rallies on Bailout Deal Speculation</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/greece-etf-rallies-on-bailout-deal-speculation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/greece-etf-rallies-on-bailout-deal-speculation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund tracking Greek stocks was the top percentage gainer in ETFs on Tuesday on hopes political leaders will reach a deal on a second bailout for the financially troubled European nation.
Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSEArca: GREK) rose more than 6% on Tuesday. The fund was up more than 30% year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-hong-kong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-hong-kong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EWHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Late last week we noted sizable redemption activity in a country-specific exchange traded fund, iShares MSCI Hong Kong (NYSEArca: EWH), as approximately $300 million flowed out of the fund, equivalent to about 15% of the assets outstanding in the product.
Volume swelled to over 30 million shares last Thursday, versus average daily trading volume of about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Readies ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/china-readies-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/china-readies-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[China is moving closer to approving the launch of the country’s first cross-border exchange traded fund after regulators began a review of an application for an ETF that invests in Hong Kong stocks, according to a report Tuesday.
“The market widely expects China to initially approve two cross-border ETF products,” Reuters reports.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRICs Lead Emerging Market ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/brics-lead-emerging-market-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/brics-lead-emerging-market-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEB]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So-called BRIC exchange traded funds that invest in Brazil, Russia, India and China are among the top performers among ETFs that track emerging market stocks.
The iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund ETF (NYSEArca: BKF), Guggenheim BRIC ETF (NYSEArca: EEB) and SPDR S&#38;P BRIC 40 ETF (NYSEArca: BIK) are up nearly 20% so far this year. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil ETFs Gear Up for World Cup, Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/brazil-etfs-gear-up-for-world-cup-olympics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/brazil-etfs-gear-up-for-world-cup-olympics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRXX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EWZ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brazil exchange traded fund has broken above its 200-day moving average amid the rally in emerging markets.
Brazil has been the focus of many investors over the past few years, and 2012 could prove to be even bigger for the growth of the economy. Attention will be focused on Brazil, as it is the host [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: China</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHII]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CHLC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=75663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At last count we tallied 27 exchange traded fund products that are now listed on the market that are focused on the Chinese equity and fixed income markets. To say that this segment of the ETF market has experienced &#8220;growth&#8221; is a gross understatement, as many in the industry will recall when iShares FTSE China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Market ETFs Could Rally More on Economy, Valuations</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/emerging-market-etfs-could-rally-more-on-economy-valuations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/emerging-market-etfs-could-rally-more-on-economy-valuations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=75483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street analysts who sat out the recent rally are turning more optimistic on emerging markets with exchange traded funds that invest in developing countries outperforming U.S. stocks so far this year on signs the global economy is improving.
Also, some analysts are asking whether emerging markets deserve more respect from investors, since developed markets trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How China ETFs Have Sidestepped a Hard Landing</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/how-china-etfs-have-sidestepped-a-hard-landing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/how-china-etfs-have-sidestepped-a-hard-landing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking China have rallied in 2012 and moved above the 200-day average on hopes officials have engineered a soft landing for the economy.
China has lowered bank reserve requirements and kept interest rates low in an effort to stimulate the economy and its markets.
&#8220;There are a number of issues that could weigh on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt ETF Rallies 30% to Start 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/egypt-etf-rallies-30-to-start-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/egypt-etf-rallies-30-to-start-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After declining almost 50% as a result of political and economic uncertainty in 2011, Egyptian equities and the related stock exchange traded fund have vaulted 30% so far this year.
Van Eck’s Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (NYSEArca: EGPT) was up 1.9% at last check Wednesday amid reports at least 73 Egyptians were killed in violence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Market ETFs Reemerging?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/emerging-market-etfs-reemerging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/emerging-market-etfs-reemerging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging market exchange traded funds have been outperforming U.S. stocks so far this year on increased risk appetite and dovish signals from central banks. Now, ETFs tracking broad developing-markets indexes and China are trying to vault over the 200-day moving average for the first time since the August waterfall decline.
Vanguard Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: VWO) was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada ETF: Developed Market, Commodity Exposure</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/canada-etf-developed-market-commodity-exposure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/canada-etf-developed-market-commodity-exposure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s single country exchange traded fund can offer a portfolio stable diversification benefits that also maintains exposure to natural resources and commodities from a developed nation.
&#8220;Unusually for a developed nation, Canada is a major commodity exporter. It&#8217;s confirmed oil reserves, including oil sands, are second only to Saudi Arabia, and it&#8217;s a major producer of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece ETF Up 20% in January</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/greece-etf-up-20-in-january/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/greece-etf-up-20-in-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don’t look now but the new exchange traded fund for Greece is up 20% so far this year.
Of course, the bounce follows a brutal prolonged decline for the Greek market and certainly doesn’t signal the country’s debt problems are gone.
“Greece will try to revive a debt relief deal needed to avoid a  potentially disastrous [...]]]></description>
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