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		<title>Russia ETFs Follow Crude Prices Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/russia-etfs-follow-crude-prices-higher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ERUS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in Russia have bounced along with crude oil prices.
Crude futures advanced almost 2% on Monday morning to nearly touch $87 a barrel. U.S. Oil Fund (NYSEArca: USO) gained over 3% last week.
Market Vectors Russia (NYSEArca: RSX) and Capped Index Fund (NYSEArca: ERUS) are among the ETFs that track Russian stocks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia is Goldman&#8217;s New Favorite BRIC Country</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/russia-is-goldmans-new-favorite-bric-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/russia-is-goldmans-new-favorite-bric-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A noted Goldman Sachs economist who originated the term BRICs to group the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China says that Russia has replaced Brazil as the quartet&#8217;s best investment.
Russia now takes the top spot for several reasons, O&#8217;Neill said, writes Cullin Roche at Pragmatic Capitalism.
The absence of growth within the G7 countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 ETFs to Play the World Cup Picks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/12/6-etfs-play-world-cup-picks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=42361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Cup not only draws the world&#8217;s attention on a single country, it also provides a nice boost in economic activity. Now that Russia and Qatar will be hosts to the world&#8217;s largest sporting event, exchange traded funds (ETFs) may become enriched by their successful hosting bids.
The impact was immediately felt in Russia: Its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Pain Ahead for the Russian Ruble ETF?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/more-pain-ahead-russian-ruble-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/more-pain-ahead-russian-ruble-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Currency ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=39777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Russian ruble is sinking, giving a bleak outlook for the focused exchange traded fund (ETF). Are investors ready to play this currency on a bounce?
The thinly-traded Currency Shares Russian Ruble Trust ETF (NYSEArca: XRU) is down 1.6% in the past month and 3% in the past three. According to the ETF Professor on Benzinga, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel the World with Currency ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/travel-world-currency-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=36380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the forex market is a 24-hour-a-day operation, you can make things easier on yourself by making use of currency exchange traded funds (ETFs). Before you dive in feet first, read up on how currency ETFs work.
First and foremost, currencies are all about relationships.
The euro could depreciate further if Germany doesn&#8217;t bail out Mediterranean economies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian ETFs May Benefit From Its New Tech Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/russian-etfs-may-benefit-from-its-new-tech-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/russian-etfs-may-benefit-from-its-new-tech-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=32518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia has long turned a cold shoulder to foreign investors, relying instead on its resource-rich land. Recently, however, Russia has taken steps to change that by welcoming investor money to develop its technology sector. Russian exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be affected by foreign policy changes.
According to Andrew Kramer of The New York Times, Russian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian ETF&#8217;s Potential Stumbling Block on the Way to Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/10/russian-etfs-potential-stumbling-block-way-to-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/10/russian-etfs-potential-stumbling-block-way-to-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=19550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia&#8217;s economy is rebounding and the overall outlook for growth is improving, but a strengthening rouble could be a hiccup for the economy and its exchange traded fund (ETF)
Growth prospects for the next year are looking ripe for Russia, but the country must overcome the rouble&#8217;s highs against the euro. Darya Korsunskaya and Yelena Fabrichnaya [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia Makes Fixes, But Can They Keep the ETF Going?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/russia-makes-fixes-but-can-they-keep-etf-going/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/russia-makes-fixes-but-can-they-keep-etf-going/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=15003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Russia is pulling out all the stops to jump-start its flagging economy and keep its exchange traded fund (ETF) on its upwardly mobile path. One such measure is allowing a bigger budget deficit next year. Could it work?
A bigger budget could allow government to spend more in order to kick up demand, invest in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Trends&#8217; Guide to Currency ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/06/etf-trends-guide-currency-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/06/etf-trends-guide-currency-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currencies and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track them are getting an increasing amount of attention these days as the U.S. dollar zigs and zags and inflation becomes a potential threat, while other currencies gain relative to it. 
The Forex Market
The foreign exchange market, also known as the forex market, is the largest market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One &#8216;Big&#8217; Sign the U.S. Dollar, ETF Is Gaining Clout</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/one-big-sign-the-us-dollar-etf-is-gaining-clout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/one-big-sign-the-us-dollar-etf-is-gaining-clout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Currency ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=7443</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Among global currencies, the U.S. dollar and its related exchange traded fund (ETF) seems to be holding its own.
This can be witnessed through the so-called Big-Mac Index. The index is based on the idea of purchasing-power parity, which says currencies should trade at the rate that makes the price of goods the same in each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Exotic? Here Are 7 ETFs in Different Asset Classes</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/feeling-exotic-here-are-7-such-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/01/feeling-exotic-here-are-7-such-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=7200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are expanding with novel options that will perhaps entice the weary investor or enthrall the risk-seeker in the markets.
By using ETFs, investors may diversify their portfolios with ETFs that track national indexes or broad baskets of well-known local stocks in emerging-market countries, iShares Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM), writes Kirk Shinkle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Currency ETF Launches</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/11/russian-currency-etf-launches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currency traders rejoice for the recent addition of the Russian Ruble exchange traded fund (ETF) to the growing family of currency funds.
Rydex Investments recently launched the CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust (XRU), a first for Russian currency in the exchange-traded format, writes Eric Rosenbaum for IndexUniverse.
XRU is the first true emerging market currency fund in the [...]]]></description>
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