U.S. Dollar ETF a Dud Among Major Currency ETFs
The PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSEArca: UUP), the tracking exchange traded fund for the U.S. Dollar Index, is already…
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Recent Dollar Performance & Implications for International Investing
By Ryan Gilmer, TOPS ETF Portfolios International investing has gone through several developments as assets have grown over time. At one point,…
The Door to China Swings Open
Inclusion of the Chinese yuan in the IMF’s basket of reserve currencies, expected to be approved at the end of this month,…
The Enormous Long-Term Cost of Holding Cash
By definition, trauma leaves a scar. Fifteen years after the bursting of the tech bubble and more than eight years after the…
Does Hong Kong Still Need to Peg its Currency Against the Dollar?
The prospect of higher US interest rates and August’s shock devaluation of the Chinese currency has raised fresh questions about the sustainability…
Will Fed’s No-Taper Decision Cook the Dollar ETF?
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSEArca: UUP) has broken a key support level with the greenback falling sharply on news…
Treasury, Gold ETFs Tank After Jobs Report as Dollar Spikes
Yields on the 10-year Treasury note jumped to 2.7% on Friday morning after the stronger-than-expected jobs report, pulling down ETFs that invest…
Euro ETF Weakens After Draghi Speech, Jobs Report
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSEArca: FXE) is in a three-day slide to end the week following a dovish speech from European Central Bank…
Currency ETFs: Dollar Support Rally Would Hurt Stocks, Commodities
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSEArca: UUP) is testing a key support line and a rally in the greenback would…
Oil ETF Down 30% from 2012 High
The largest exchange traded fund indexed to oil futures is down 30% from its March 1 peak with crude prices tumbling under…
Euro ETFs Primed for Short Squeeze on Record Bears
Record bullish sentiment on the U.S. dollar means ETFs pegged to the unloved euro would benefit from a a potential “short squeeze”…
Dollar ETF Rallies 5% in May Breakout
An exchange traded fund pegged to the U.S. Dollar Index has broken out in May on Eurozone debt worries and pushed stocks…
Currency ETFs: Euro at 2012 Low
Equity markets worldwide have recently become adjoined once again with the daily gyrations of the Euro currency in terms of returns and…
Dollar ETF Rally Reveals Market Fear, Risks
The 13-day rally in the U.S. Dollar Index heading into Thursday’s action is a clear signal that investors startled by Greece’s spiral…