Technical Breakouts For Popular ETFs On The World Stage
Gary Gordon - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 6:09PM CDT
The current bull market for U.S. stocks is the fourth longest in history. Two others journeyed into a seventh year while one other (1990s) enjoys the distinction as having traveled into an eighth year. Even if one subscribes to the idea that...
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European rally leaves even bulls in the dust
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 7:30AM CDT
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European QE Creates Distortions In World Economy
John Browne - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 5:19AM CDT
In the closing months of 2014, Germany faced a difficult dilemma. Although its own economy was holding up well, incoming data showed that the rest of the Eurozone was rapidly slipping into recession. As a result, the calls for the European Central...
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Fed Drives Dollar Decline, Greek Reforms On EU Agenda
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 3:38AM CDT
By Craig Erlam A more dovish than expected FOMC on Wednesday provided a boost to equity markets in the US and Asia overnight and it appears to be filtering through to Europe as well, with futures pointing to a largely positive open on Thursday. ...
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Look for Shares of Vanguard European ETF to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 2.32% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 4:13PM CDT
Vanguard European ETF (AMEX:VGK) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $53.90 to a high of $55.36. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $54.23 on volume of 8.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
VGK: 55.87 (+1.41)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Vanguard European ETF After 2.32% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 4:13PM CDT
Vanguard European ETF (AMEX:VGK) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $53.90 to a high of $55.36. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $54.23 on volume of 8.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
VGK: 55.87 (+1.41)
When Will The ECB Start To Taper?
Edward Hugh - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 4:44AM CDT
What matters isn't what you think should happen, it's what others think will happen that counts. Funny days these, the world seems to be constantly turning upside down. I could be talking about the arrival of negative interest rates in many...
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BAML survey: Fund managers move out of U.S. stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 11:21AM CDT
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Europe's Banks Lend Themselves Less Of QE's Intentions
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:39AM CDT
By Jeffrey P. Snider So far, Europe's QE is having some trouble gaining pace. As of March 13, the ECB reports that €9.7 under the Public Sector Purchase Program has been carried out, or about half the rate that was anticipated. That may come...
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Could Non-Performing Loans Be The Next Trigger?
ValueWalk - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 4:55PM CDT
By Roger Thomas In the financial world, debt is king. And, with an ever increasing financialization of many aspects of our lives, debt is becoming more, not less, important. The increasing importance of debt, of course, makes it a connecting...
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Krugman On NRFPC
Scott Sumner - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 3:01AM CDT
Paul Krugman has weighed in on my “never reason from a price change” argument. [And of course NRFPC it isn’t my idea; it’s a part of EC101 that many economists never learned, or forget on occasion. Over at Econlog I...
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The ECB Should End QE Next Month
EconMatters - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 8:29AM CDT
Mario Draghi backed into Unenviable Corner This was an instance where the markets pushed Mario Draghi in a direction that really wasn't necessary, an area he knew deep down was fruitless, and in the end will be proven to be a complete waste of...
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Have European Stocks Reached A Turning Point?
Wall Street Daily - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 3:59AM CDT
By Alan Gula On March 9, 2015, the Public Sector Purchase Programme was initiated. This eurozone bond-buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE), is meant to reinvigorate Europe's lethargic economies and prevent deflation. Clearly,...
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Week Ahead Economic Overview
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 2:22AM CDT
The Federal Open Market Committee will announce their latest interest rate decision, while industrial output numbers are also updated in the US. In the UK, George Osborne presents the last budget before the general election, while the Bank of England...
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Why European Equity?
Emerging Money - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 5:27PM CDT
By Tim Seymour I've been harping on European equities since late December. I have been right. But guess what, things have gotten even more lopsided in favor of EU allocations. If you are buying today, you don't have the last 15 big figures lower...
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Eurozone Industry Sees Best Production Trend For A Year
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:55AM CDT
Despite a setback in January, the trend in euro area industrial production is picking up. This upturn adds to the growing stream of better economic data for the region, and is likely to lead to further upward revisions to euro area growth in 2015....
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Another Low In Euro Ahead Of U.S. Data And Carney Speech
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 5:38AM CDT
By Craig Erlam This week's trend of euro and dollar moves really dictating the state of play in the markets looks set to continue again this morning in the absence of any important scheduled events or data releases. This afternoon, shortly before...
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Overseas Investors Exit U.S. Despite Rising Dollar
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:22AM CDT
Overseas ETF investors have pulled over $650m out of US equity products over the last six weeks; a trend that has continued despite the recent dollar strength. The once unforeseen, now hotly tipped euro parity trade appears to have re-emerged during...
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European Rates Converge In Wake Of QE
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 11:45AM CDT
The ECB QE policy has seen yield curves in Europe flatten across the board, although the ECB's pledge to limit purchase to assets priced above -0.2% has caused a price floor. The ECB's QE programme commenced Monday, which European bonds investors...
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Euro Area Growth Indicator Improved In February
Constantin Gurdgiev - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 5:51AM CDT
In February, Eurocoin - a leading growth indicator from CEPR and Banca d'Italia - posted a pretty decent rise to 0.23 from 0.16 in January. The 2-month average is now consistent with growth of 0.3-0.4 percent q/q. (click to enlarge) This is...
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