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		<title>Taking A Bold Move With Japan ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/taking-a-bold-move-with-japan-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s stock market and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) have fallen since disaster struck the country. With continued uncertainty in the country regarding the impact of the nuclear reactors, and prices as low as they are now, some are wondering if Japan, the world&#8217;s third largest economy, is a buying opportunity.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan ETFs Experience Record Inflows In Just A Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While news of Japan&#8217;s disasters were hardly cheerful, investor interest on the small island nation skyrocketed in just as short time frame, as more than a billion found its way into Japan related exchange traded funds (ETFs).
In the following week after the disaster hit Japan on March 11, Japan-related ETFs experienced $1.2 billion in inflows, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Feeling the Global ETF Love</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/investors-feeling-global-etf-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who know the importance of it are investing in international exchange traded fund (ETFs). In fact, funds that target global markets are on pace to attract enough investor dollars this year to beat last year&#8217;s total.
This trend is being led in part by the power of emerging markets, which are outperforming developed ones right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Steps to an International ETF Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/10-steps-to-an-international-etf-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors looking to have a well-rounded portfolio will need to step out of their comfort zones and broaden their investment horizons. International-themed exchange traded funds (ETFs) may help spruce up an otherwise bland portfolio with global investments.
Carl Delfeld for ETFxtray has outlined 10 factors for building a global portfolio. Some of the top ones include:

Growth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Years After the Bubble: The State of Japan&#8217;s ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/01/20-years-after-bubble-state-japans-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The investment bubble that burst in Japan 20 years ago still resonates deeply with the country&#8217;s citizens. Has this fear led to an inertia that&#8217;s having a domino effect in the country&#8217;s exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Although homelessness and suicide are up, Japan still has much going for it. It has top-notch exporters, $16.3 trillion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan ETFs: An Opportunity to Play Stimulus?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/12/japan-etfs-opportunity-play-stimulus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan has stepped up to fix its struggling economy with an $81 billion stimulus package. Will the influx of money be enough to revive exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the country&#8217;s markets? 
Japan&#8217;s economy has been walloped lately: the yen has surged to a 14-year high against the U.S. dollar and deflation has taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan ETFs: The New War They&#8217;re Waging</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/11/japan-etfs-the-new-war-theyre-waging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Japan&#8217;s economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have a new battle to fight: deflation. In fact, for the first time since 2006, the country&#8217;s Cabinet Office acknowledged that it was contending with the dreaded D-word.
Consumer prices and deflationary pressures have been facing Japan for months, but this summer the pace began to quicken. On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Signs Japan&#8217;s Economy and ETFs Could Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/11/3-signs-japans-economy-etfs-could-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan was an economy that was hit particularly hard by the recession, thanks to a tradition of frugality. But prices, production and consumption have stabilized, and the economy and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be showing small improvements.

According to the Bank of Japan (BOJ), &#8220;Japan&#8217;s economy has started to pick up&#8221; and the economy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Japan&#8217;s New Party Could Benefit Small-Cap ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/10/how-japans-new-party-could-benefit-small-cap-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese economy, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs), are heavily dependent on the health foreign economies. A new dominant political party, however, plans to look inward to accomplish the country&#8217;s economic goals.
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) plans to support small- and medium-sized businesses, a major shift from the former Liberal Democratic Party&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Posts First Yearly Loss In 70 Years; Japan ETFs Suffer</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/12/midday-market-update-why-toyota-japan-etf-arent-happy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t just the Big Three: bad news about Toyota is weighing down Japan&#8217;s exchange traded fund (ETF) this morning, along with the broader market. It&#8217;s just more evidence of the widespread effects the global downturn is having. 
It&#8217;s the first loss for the Japanese automaker in 70 years, reports Martin Fackler for The New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble In U.S. Reaches Markets, ETFs of Europe, Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/09/trouble-in-us-reaches-markets-etfs-of-europe-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a wave moving across the ocean, the turmoil that started in U.S. markets yesterday spread to both Europe and Asia&#8217;s exchanges and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The fallout from the collapse of Lehman Brothers (LEH) led to panicked selling of financials in Tokyo. Many of the failed American company&#8217;s biggest creditors are based there, says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some iShares ETFs Are Calling It Splits</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/some-ishares-etfs-are-calling-it-splits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barclays Global Investors has announced they are splitting shares amongst 10% of their exchange traded fund (ETF) line, iShares.
There are more than 160 U.S.-based products within this fund family, and they represent $327 billion in assets as of early May, reports Hannah Glover for Ignites.
As of late Friday, all but two of the ETFs were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Puts Pedal to the Metal on Prius and Possibly Japan ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/07/toyota-puts-pedal-to-the-metal-on-prius-and-possibly-japan-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a sign of the times: Toyota is ceasing production of gas-guzzlers and ramping it up for the in-demand hybrids, which could help exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold shares of the automaker.
Auto sales in the United States have lagged on record gas prices, and consumers are particularly wary of shelling out for pickups and [...]]]></description>
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