Retailers Keep Markets and ETFs in the Black
March 4, 2010 – Retail sales figures in February were the best they’ve been in years, pushing the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) into lightly positive territory. But holding things back is the report on pending home sales,... Continue Reading »

Rising Consumer Confidence Lifts ETFs
January 26, 2010 – The news is mixed, as positive consumer sentiment is undermined by a slipping housing market and unsatisfactory J&J earnings. Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have managed to inch up despite the see-saw. ... Continue Reading »

United Kingdom ETF: Set for a Spill?
December 23, 2009 – The United Kingdom’s fortunes have been weighed in on by experts, analysts and other professionals, and the consensus doesn’t look that favorable. Can the region surmount the odds and keep its exchange traded fund (ETF)... Continue Reading »

ETF Plays as Italy Leapfrogs the U.K. Economy
October 27, 2009 – The United Kingdom’s economy has just been surpassed by Italy’s. While it may not be the greatest news for U.K. denizens, there are exchange traded funds (ETFs) to play the reversal of fortune. (more…) Continue Reading »

Country ETFs: Imports Vs. Exports
October 26, 2009 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) performance that correspond with a country’s growth are tied to many different factors. One major factor to consider is the billions marked down on a country’s trade balance sheet. (more…) Continue Reading »

How Consumer Frugality Could Hamper U.K.’s ETF
September 17, 2009 – Gone are the days of wanton spending. Austerity is now the dominant theme in Britain and the newfound parsimony may hold back recovery of the economy and single-country exchange traded fund (ETF). (more…) Continue Reading »

Europe ETFs: Cautiously Accessing the Recovery
August 31, 2009 – With some countries on the continent posting growth, Europe and its related exchange traded funds (ETF) could be on their way to a recovery. (more…) Continue Reading »

Britain’s ETF Weighs the Good With the Bad
August 17, 2009 – The Bank of England recently issued a report that was a mix of good and could-be-better news about the economy and consumers that could ultimately impact its related exchange traded fund (ETF). (more…) Continue Reading »