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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Europe</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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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: Poland</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-poland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;frontier&#8221; economy that likely flies under the radar but is now represented in two separate exchange traded fund is that of Poland.
Market Vectors Poland (NYSEArca: PLND) debuted in late 2009, and is composed of 25 equities that are headquartered or derive at least half of their revenues in Poland. The index is currently very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Euro ETFs Show Easing Fears Over Greece, Debt Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/euro-etfs-show-easing-fears-over-greece-debt-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/euro-etfs-show-easing-fears-over-greece-debt-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Currency ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ERO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds following the euro&#8217;s movements relative to the U.S. dollar are off to a solid start this year on hopes Greece will get more bailout aid and that the Eurozone crisis is cooling for now.
WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro Fund (NYSEArca: EU) is up 3.8% year-to-date and the CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF (NYSEArca: FXE) has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iShares Expands International Equity ETF Line</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/ishares-expands-international-equity-etf-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/ishares-expands-international-equity-etf-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock&#8217;s iShares, the largest provider of exchange traded fund products, recently launched a handful of foreign country-specific funds, bringing the company&#8217;s new international equity ETF offerings up to twelve so far this year.
iShares launched recently launched three broad foreign market ETFs:

iShares MSCI Denmark Capped Investable Market Index Fund (BATS: EDEN). Top sectors include health care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ProShares Offers a German Sovereign Debt ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/proshares-offers-a-german-sovereign-debt-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/proshares-offers-a-german-sovereign-debt-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ProShares, the fourth largest U.S. exchange traded fund provider known for its alternative leveraged and inverse offerings, recently launched a German sovereign debt ETF.
Proshares released the ProShares German Sovereign/Sub-Sovereign ETF (NYSEArca: GGOV), which tries to reflect the performance of the Markit iBoxx EUR Germany Sovereign &#38; Sub-Sovereign Liquid Index. The ETF will hold investment-grade fix-rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Regulator Proposes ETF Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/european-regulator-proposes-etf-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/european-regulator-proposes-etf-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Securities and Markets Authority on Monday proposed new regulations for exchange traded funds but pushed back a decision on a controversial classification system for ETFs.
“‘The aim of these guidelines is to enhance investor protection and limit the risk of certain practices by strengthening, in particular, the standards applicable to collateral received in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss Franc ETF Gains on Euro Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/swiss-franc-etf-gains-on-euro-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/swiss-franc-etf-gains-on-euro-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Currency ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Swiss franc exchange traded fund is rising again despite efforts by the country&#8217;s central bank to keep a lid on the currency.
While the Swiss currency and related ETF strengthen after ratings agencies downgraded many European countries, Switzerland&#8217;s economic minister says the Swiss franc will depreciate over the mid-term.
CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust (NYSEArca: FXF) is [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74877</guid>
		<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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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Italian Government Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-italian-government-bonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-italian-government-bonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fixed-income exchange traded funds were largely in the spotlight throughout 2011 as investors generally turned to them for yield and some degree of stability amid severe volatility in equities last year.
Thus, when specific asset classes in the ETF universe garner assets and attention, innovation and additional product releases are often the next step in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Financials ETF Signaling Bull Market?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/european-financials-etf-signaling-bull-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/european-financials-etf-signaling-bull-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Gayed CFA</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=74674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many investors are unable to understand why markets have shed last year&#8217;s volatile swings and are trending steadily higher so far in 2012.
It&#8217;s worth asking if the crowd is right to distrust the rally, or if a legitimate change has taken place underneath the market&#8217;s surface. Europe is still going through a recession and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: United Kingdom</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-united-kingdom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-united-kingdom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scotland is debating if the country should claim  independence from the United Kingdom. As the Scots and the U.K. continue to grapple over the ending of their union, a breakup may not be healthy for the United Kingdom&#8217;s economy and exchange traded funds.
&#8220;Unless the U.K. does a much better job of making a case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spain and Italy ETFs Under Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/spain-and-italy-etfs-under-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/spain-and-italy-etfs-under-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eurozone crisis never really abated, and it looks like Spain and Italy are in trouble, again. Exchange traded funds following the two countries&#8217; markets have been depressed as poor economic data and the higher cost of issuing sovereign debts weigh on the economies.
The iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund (NYSEArca: EWI) and iShares MSCI Spain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European financial crisis wreaked havoc on stock markets and exchange traded funds in 2011, contributing to elevated market volatility and lockstep movements in equities. Once again, the Eurozone may threaten market stability if Greece is unable to secure another accord with international creditors.
Vanguard European ETF (NYSEArca: VGK) fell over 1% on Wednesday and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Euro Shorts Squeezed as ETFs Jump</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/euro-shorts-squeezed-as-etfs-jump/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/euro-shorts-squeezed-as-etfs-jump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Currency ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The record number of speculators shorting the euro were feeling the pain on Tuesday as exchange traded funds pegged to the currency’s movements against the U.S. dollar rallied nearly 1%.
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSEArca: FXE) gained 0.9% in midday trading.
“Hedge funds increased their bets against the euro to a record level in the last week of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss Franc ETF Subdued on Central Bank Actions</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/swiss-franc-etf-subdued-on-central-bank-actions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/swiss-franc-etf-subdued-on-central-bank-actions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund that follows the Swiss franc has remained depressed for the back half of the year due to the central bank&#8217;s interventions in the wake of a rapid currency appreciation, but some believe that it is not enough.
As the Eurozone financial debt crisis worsened, the Swiss franc currency attracted droves of safe-haven [...]]]></description>
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