A Contrarian Currency ETF Play for 2016
While many anticipate the U.S. dollar to continue to strengthen against foreign currencies, especially with the Federal Reserve targeting higher rates, the…
Canadian Dollar
Country ETFs That Are Most Sensitive To Oil Declines
The slipping oil prices are pressuring commodity-sensitive currencies, along with major oil-exporters and country-specific exchange traded funds. The United States Brent Oil…
Canada ETF Back on Track with Economy Recovering
With the energy shock abating, Canada’s economy is on the mend and the country-specific exchange traded fund is now trading back above…
Canadian Dollar ETF Losing its Commodity Currency Status
The Canadian dollar, along with the related exchange traded fund, has lagged behind other developed market currencies this year, as the U.S.…
Tapering Tumble for Aussie, Loonie ETFs
With the Fed putting the breaks on cheap money, foreign currencies are depreciating against the U.S. dollar, with noticeable declines in historically…
Tumbling Loonie Not Yet Benefiting Big Canada ETF
A weaker currency is often believed to be a benefit to a country’s exporter, but the tumbling Canadian dollar is not yet…
Canadian Dollar ETF Most at Risk Developed Currency
Of the Group of Seven currencies, the Canadian dollar, along with related exchange traded fund, is the most sensitive to changes in…
Canada Rate Policy Keeps Currency ETF Depressed
The Canadian dollar exchange traded fund took another hit Wednesday, with the loonie weakening to a three-year low against the greenback, as…
Canadian Dollar ETF Weakens After IMF Sees Low Rates Until 2015
The International Monetary Fund believes Canada has some wiggle room to keep benchmark rates unchanged until early 2015, putting pressure on the…
Loonie Lost: Canadian Dollar ETF Falters
The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSEArca: UUP), the U.S. Dollar Index tracking ETF, is down about 1.5% in the past…
Canadian Dollar ETF Weakens on Slowing Exports and Fed
The Canadian dollar exchange traded fund is depreciating as the country’s oil exports slow and the U.S. dollar strengthens on speculation of…
Currency Diversification with ETFs
Currency ETFs haven’t exactly been a huge hit yet and forex trading is a notoriously difficult endeavor. However, currency ETFs are an…
iShares Plans Active Currency ETFs
BlackRock’s iShares exchange traded fund unit is venturing into the currency game, looking to launch a suite of actively managed currency ETFs that…
What is an ETF? — Part 15: World Currencies
Exchange traded funds continue to increase in number and popularity, growing to one of the most commonly traded securities on the stock…