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Foreign Currency ETFs, ETNs Gathering Steam and Investor Interest	Pick a currency, any currency, and chances are there's an exchange traded fund (ETF) or exchange traded note (ETN) to track it. Well, there are exceptions, but foreign currency exchange traded products are proliferating. John Spence for MarketWatch reports that currency ETFs and ETNs track unpredictable markets and give investors a chance to hedge the falling value of the dollar or get diversification in their portfolios. They offer a range of strategies for getting exposure, such as by us...	June 03, 2008
As the Dollar Ticks Up, Picking An ETF Can Be a Challenge	After months of a downhill slide, the dollar is making gains again and it's benefiting some exchange traded funds (ETFs). It lost a little ground last week, but so far in trading today, it seems to have resumed its climb. The gains have helped calm some worries about inflation, reports Tim Paradis for the Associated Press. When the dollar is weak, it can heighten price increases. Commodities like oil then become more attractive to investors who are looking to hedge inflation. With that, oil r...	May 12, 2008
Currency ETF Moves Depend on Many Factors	One reader wanted to know about foreign currency exchange traded funds (ETFs). Thanks to ETFs, foreign currency is a market the average, everyday investor can get exposure to an area that previously wasn't accessible to them. The rise and fall of currency has a lot to do with several factors, according to George D. Lambert for Investopedia. The value is impacted by economic growth, government debt levels, oil and gold prices, and more. Just look at what happened recently in the United States...	May 02, 2008
The Sea Change in Bonds	The bond market has had quite a shift since the last Fed meeting. What are the common themes? Outperformance of credit, especially high yield. Return of the carry trade. Tax-free Munis have run. Underperformance of Treasuries (longer= worse), and foreign bonds, particularly carry trade currencies like the Yen and Swiss Franc. The willingness to take risks in fixed income has returned, particularly in the last two weeks. I don’t want to tell you that this is a trend that won’t re...	April 26, 2008
The Sea Change in Bonds	The bond market has had quite a shift since the last Fed meeting. What are the common themes? Outperformance of credit, especially high yield. Return of the carry trade. Tax-free Munis have run. Underperformance of Treasuries (longer= worse), and foreign bonds, particularly carry trade currencies like the Yen and Swiss Franc. The willingness to take risks in fixed income has returned, particularly in the last two weeks. I don’t want to tell you that this is a trend that won’t re...	April 26, 2008
Foreign Currency ETF Offerings to Pour In Next Month	Exchange traded fund (ETF) providers Dreyfus and WisdomTree are teaming up to offer five actively managed foreign currency ETFs next month. They will include the WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro Fund, Japanese Yen Fund, Indian Rupee Fund, Chinese Yuan Fund and the Brazilian Real Fund. These will be the first of 12 to be launched under the WisdomTree Dreyfus banner. Two others include two U.S. current income funds, reports Mariana Lemann for Ignites. Later this year, more funds will launch and cover th...	April 25, 2008
When It Comes to Currency ETFs, You've Got Options	Currencies once were the domain of the big-time investors, or were considered "too risky," but exchange traded funds (ETFs) have made it easy for regular investors to get in on them, too. These are interesting times for currency ETFs, says David Bogoslaw for BusinessWeek. The dollar was on a downtrend until recently, when it began showing some strength against the euro and other currencies. The Federal Reserve's rate cuts and speculation that economic recovery in the United States ...	February 11, 2008
Pre-Market Snapshot: Bearish Open On Tap	Wall St. Breakfast's Pre-Market Snapshot: U.S. Futures As of 8:45 AM EST S&P 500: -1.60; 1,401.80 NASDAQ 100: -6.00; 1,758.75 Dow: -21.00; 12,235.00 International Indexes Asia NIKKEI 225: -0.69%; 16,744.15 (-116.24) HANG SENG: -0.08%; 18,953.50 (-15.94) S&P/ASX 200: -0.29%; 5,836.30 (-16.70) BSE SENSEX 30: -0.90%; 12,430.40 (-113.45) Europe FTSE 100: -0.38%; 6,110.10 (-23.10) CAC 40: -0.49%; 5,363.21 (-26.64) XETRA-DAX: -0.45%; 6,555.99 (-29.48) Commodity Futures (Reuters/Jeffe...	March 16, 2007

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