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		<title>Stock ETFs Balance Earnings, European Debt Worries</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/stock-etfs-balance-earnings-european-debt-worries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The S&#38;P 500 and equity ETFs have been stuck in a range since the end of February as investors weigh improving earnings against fresh fears over the Eurozone debt crisis.
The International Monetary Fund issued an optimistic outlook on the overall global economy, but global markets and exchange traded funds may have a hard time fulfilling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weak Yen Weighs on Japan ETF Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/weak-yen-weighs-on-japan-etf-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in Japan are in the green for 2012, despite sliding lower in April. However, a weak yen is hurting the performance of Japanese ETFs that don&#8217;t hedge their foreign currency exposure.
The Bank of Japan has targeted expanding the monetary base in the country ever since the earthquake and tsunami struck. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese ETFs And Currency Hedging</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/japanese-etfs-and-currency-hedging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, investors that have taken a chance on the iShares MSCI Japan Index (NYSEArca: EWJ) have been rewarded by the appreciating yen against the U.S. dollar. As the yen has started to weaken, exchange traded funds that hedge foreign currency exposure could be a better choice.
&#8220;The near-term outlook for corporate Japan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Currency ETF Chart of the Day: Japanese Yen</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/currency-etf-chart-of-the-day-japanese-yen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/currency-etf-chart-of-the-day-japanese-yen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been made about the steep fall in the Japanese Yen currency in the ETF media since the beginning of February.
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen (NYSEArca: FXY), which tracks the movement of the currency, traded as high as $129.36 a share in early February before plunging as low as $117.13 earlier this week (a peak to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Japanese Yen ETFs are in Free Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/why-japanese-yen-etfs-are-in-free-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/why-japanese-yen-etfs-are-in-free-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese yen exchange traded fund has been on an extended losing streak as the yen currency drops to a 11-month low against the dollar on higher optimism over Greece&#8217;s financials and improvements in the U.S. market.
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEArca: FXY) was down 0.9% Friday. The fund has lost 5.6% over the past month. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Sun: Japan ETFs Rebuild After Quake, Tsunami</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/rising-sun-japan-etfs-rebuild-after-quake-tsunami/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/rising-sun-japan-etfs-rebuild-after-quake-tsunami/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan had a rough run in 2011, after the March earthquake and tsunami halted the stock rally of the first two months. In 2012, small-cap focused shares and exchange traded funds tracking Japan could help rebuild and strengthen investment into the country.
&#8220;The main argument for investing in international equities is for  diversification through exposure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Japan ETFs Overcome Hurdles in 2012?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/can-japanese-stock-etfs-overcome-hurdles-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After losing about 15% in 2011, exchange traded funds that invest in Japan have started the new year strong on hopes the country can continue to rebound from last year&#8217;s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese stocks soared on Tuesday as the Topix Index posted its best rise in 10 weeks. [Can Japan ETF Rebound with Economy?]
&#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Tap ETFs for Stock, Gold Trades</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/hedge-funds-tap-etfs-for-stock-gold-trades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/hedge-funds-tap-etfs-for-stock-gold-trades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds are slowly but surely catching on with more individual investors and advisors, but hedge funds managers have been using ETFs for years to make quick bets on stocks and precious metals.
For example, the three largest and newest additions to Louis Bacon&#8217;s Moore Capital hedge fund were ETFs that covered consumer staples, utilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan ETF Down 18% This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/japan-etf-down-18-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/japan-etf-down-18-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $5.8 billion exchange traded fund indexed to Japanese stocks is  down 18% year to date as the country&#8217;s economy struggles to get back on  its feet following the massive earthquake and tsunami.
The iShares MSCI Japan (NYSEArca: EWJ) lost 2% on Monday and traded below $9 a share for the first time since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Japan ETF Rebound with Economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/can-japan-etf-rebound-with-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund that tracks Japanese equities has been languishing for the better part of the year after a large earthquake and tsunami crippled the country. Third quarter data, though, reveals that the economy is bouncing back.
The $6 billion iShares MSCI Japan (NYSEArca: EWJ) is down about 14% year to date.
The Japanese economy grew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of Japan Sees Losses on ETF Purchases</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/bank-of-japan-sees-losses-on-etf-purchases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/bank-of-japan-sees-losses-on-etf-purchases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan has lost nearly $300 million on its exchange traded fund purchases that are part of a plan to shore up the stock market, according to a report Tuesday.
The BOJ has lost as much as $281.7 million buying ETFs as the Topix Index nears a 27-year low, Bloomberg reported.
The central bank’s equity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Yen ETF Falls 3% After Currency Intervention</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/japanese-yen-etf-falls-3-after-currency-intervention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/japanese-yen-etf-falls-3-after-currency-intervention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund pegged to the yen&#8217;s fluctuations versus the U.S. dollar fell 3% in preopen trading Monday after Japan again intervened to cool the currency&#8217;s rise and protect its exporters. It is the third time Japan has stepped in to halt a rising yen this year.
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEArca: FXY) was off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Yen ETF Marks New High</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/japanese-yen-etf-marks-new-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The growing uncertainty clouding Europe&#8217;s ability to fix its financial mess has helped send safe-haven investors into the Japanese yen and pushed the currency to a new post-World War II high against the greenback.
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEArca: FXY) rose fractionally on Tuesday to a fresh 52-week high. The exchange traded fund profits when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-chart-of-the-day-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent recaps we have spoken of consistent upside call buying in Asia related equity ETFs including iShares FTSE China 25 (NYSEArca: FXI), iShares MSCI Hong Kong (NYSEArca: EWH), iShares MSCI Japan (NYSEArca: EWJ), iShares MSCI  Malaysia (NYSEArca: EWM) and iShares MSCI Taiwan (NYSEArca: EWT). [ETF Options Trading]
Due to the similarity of the trading, involving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-chart-of-the-day-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund issuer that is likely unknown to most managers at this juncture, Precidian Investments, launched a unique fund focused on the Nikkei 225 Index of Japan in July of this year.
MAXIS Nikkei 225 Index (NYSEArca: NKY) has been rather popular among ETF portfolio managers since inception, averaging 159,000 shares in daily trading [...]]]></description>
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