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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Singapore’s ETF Sings The Blues	The biggest worry for Singapore isn’t Asian inflation, rather, slowing growth infecting their economy and focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) due to the general malaise of the U.S. Singapore’s economy contracted during the second quarter, and the government is calling for a fall in exports for the first time since 2001. The economy contracted at a general rate of 6% during the second quarter, giving the year-on-year economy a growth rate of a mere 2.1%, reports Reuters. It is...	August 15, 2008
Singapore ETF Slows With Economy	The performance of the Singapore ETF (EWS) has lost some of its blue chip lustre as its economy has slowed and inflation heated up. The Singapore government predicts 2008 GDP growth of 4-5% after a negative second quarter due to weak manufacturing and exports. The economy grew by 7.7% in 2007....	August 11, 2008
Global Digest: ETFs that help you go global	Filed under: China, ColumnsCarlton Delfeld reveals his latest global ETF picks and warns of leveraged funds. Q. Carlton, in your last newsletter, you commented on the low valuations of several global markets, including Ireland, Singapore, UK, and Sweden, among others. Have you since added any ETFs from these regions to your portfolios? A. Yes, I have added iShares MSCI South Africa Index (NYSEArca: EZA), iShares MSCI Singapore Index (NYSEArca: EWS), and the iShares MSCI United Kingdom (NYSEAr...	August 06, 2008
Water, Singapore Are ETFs to Watch	Although trading volume in some exchange traded funds (ETFs) has spiked rapidly recently, one fund manager is skeptical of some of the movements. Anthony Welch, the Sarasota Capital Strategies manager, is not buying the recent rally within financials. Although the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) has the second-highest trading volume, the ETF is still down 25% year-to-date, reports Murray Coleman for Index Universe. Some other funds on the “watch list” include: PowerShares Water ...	August 01, 2008
Will Singapore's Telecom Company Help or Hurt ETF?	Southeast Asia's largest telecommunications company had a stellar first quarter - could it benefit Singapore's exchange traded fund (ETF) down the road? Singapore Telecommunications is 15.2% of the iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS), and is by far the fund's largest holding. SingTel beat expectations with a 4.8% rise in the first quarter. The growth is not expected to continue into the year, however, because of the uncertain global slowdown, reports Thomson Financial on Forbes. The fund didn...	May 17, 2008
U.S. Malaise Spreads to Malaysia's ETFs and Beyond	Has the economic downturn in the United States finally hit Malaysia and its exchange traded fund (ETF)? For awhile, the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index (EWM) was one of the few single-country funds exhibiting decent performance despite the woes that seem to have affected other global regions in one way or another. In the last two weeks, though, it's down 5.5%. Year-to-date, it's down 2.3%. What's going on? According to Thomson Financial, investors in Malaysia are reacting to, among other thin...	March 03, 2008
Global Exchanges And ETFs Remain Abuzz	Many country-specific exchange traded funds (ETFs) had a heyday in 2007, rising 70% to record trading volumes. This year, the Dow Jones Global Exchanges tell a different story as the index has so far lost 15% this year, according to Carl Delfeld for ETFxray. Jump starts and the like aren't turning these funds over, as evidenced by Deutsche Borse, which announced a tax break that would enhance this year's earnings by an estimated 10%. Its shares have remained flat. Recently, global exchan...	January 29, 2008
Private-Banking Assets in Singapore Could Lift ETF	If the assets keep flowing into Singapore's private banking accounts, perhaps its exchange traded fund (ETF) could see some good times ahead, too. According to Assif Shameen for Barron's, if things keep up the pace, it could soon pass Switzerland as the world's largest private-banking center. Singapore is attractive because of Asia's stringent secrecy laws and favorable taxes, and the 30,000 new millionaires in China each year are looking for a place to stash their money. That being said, Sin...	January 14, 2008
What's the Latest on Singapore's ETF?	As Asian exchange traded funds (ETFs) soar, let's stop and spotlight the iShares MSCI Singapore Index (EWS). EWS is performing well above the 200-day moving average and is up 25.3% year-to-date, as you can see in the chart below. Singapore,......	July 21, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Word On The StreetExchange Traded Funds (ETF) were the focus of todays show. They are a great way to get into the market without having to worry about individual names or sectors. Ratigan named two popular ETF's in the S&P 500 Index "Spiders" ETF (SPY) because it moves in tandem with the S&P and PowerShares QQQ Trust ETF (QQQQ) as it moves in tandem with the NASDAQ. Macke told us that they can be used to bet against the market as well with the UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID) being given as...	July 04, 2007

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