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Stimulus Could Boost Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Feb 27
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Emerging Market ETFs: BrazilNathaniel Matherson • Mon, Jan 21 -
Will BRIC Small Caps Prevail In 2013?Emerging Money • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 -
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Brazil ETF Options Beyond EWZTom Lydon • Mon, Oct 15, 2012
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Booming Agriculture Sector Could Lift Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Oct 10, 2012
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Itaú Unibanco Sees Brazilian Economy ReboundingEmerging Money • Wed, Sep 5, 2012
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Disparate ETFs Have Common Prospect MeasuresPeter F. Way • Mon, Aug 6, 2012
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Do You Have Patience for Small Caps?Ian Wyatt • Mon, Sep 20, 2010 -
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New ETF Trend: International Small-CapsTom Lydon • Thu, Mar 25, 2010
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Van Eck Launches New Small-Cap Brazil ETFMichael Johnston • Mon, May 18, 2009
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Market Vectors Targets Brazil’s Small Caps with New ETFTom Lydon • Fri, May 15, 2009
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Stimulus Could Boost Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Feb 27
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Emerging Market ETFs: BrazilNathaniel Matherson • Mon, Jan 21
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Will BRIC Small Caps Prevail In 2013?Emerging Money • Mon, Dec 31, 2012
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Brazil ETF Options Beyond EWZTom Lydon • Mon, Oct 15, 2012
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Booming Agriculture Sector Could Lift Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Oct 10, 2012
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Itaú Unibanco Sees Brazilian Economy ReboundingEmerging Money • Wed, Sep 5, 2012
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Disparate ETFs Have Common Prospect MeasuresPeter F. Way • Mon, Aug 6, 2012
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BRF vs. ETF Alternatives
BRF Description
The Brazil Small-Cap ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index. The Index provides exposure to publicly traded small capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Brazil or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Brazil. As such, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in small cap stocks in this country.
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- Wednesday, January 2, 9:15 AM Brazil's December PMI slips to 51.1 from 52.2 previously. The Employment index remained below 50 for the 9th consecutive month, and Backlogs continue to contract as well, as companies have no problem keeping up with orders despite smaller staffs. The Bovespa +2.6% in early action. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Friday, November 30, 2012, 7:39 AM Brazil's GDP grows just 0.6% in Q3, far less than forecasts for 1.2%. The punk print is lead by a steep 2% decline in investment. "If investment doesn't rebound then we are in trouble in 2013," says an economist. Interest rate futures - which had baked in no policy changes for more than a year - are sharply higher, now beginning to price in further rate cuts. EWZ +0.4% premarket. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 5:04 PM Ending more than a year-long string of rate cuts which brought the Selic down more than 500 basis points, Brazil's central bank leaves its benchmark rate unchanged at 7.25%, and says it will keep rates stable "for a prolonged period." Shares have thus far not responded to the easier policy, EWZ -10.2% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 8:21 AM Brazil's October services PMI slides to 50.4 from 52.8 previously. "The slowdown in economic activity ... was unexpected, as we were expecting the economy to gain further momentum in Q4," says HSBC. More positively, the business expectations index jumped to 86.8 from 67.5. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Monday, November 5, 2012, 2:52 PM Performance in Brazil is a negative in an otherwise positive earnings report from HSBC as the bank - specifically citing Brazil - said loan impairment charges in Latin America in Q3 jumped 25%. The country's banking sector has lost 10% of its value this year thanks to slowing growth no longer being able to mask a rise in non-performing loans. Comment! [Financials, Global & FX]
- Thursday, November 1, 2012, 9:36 AM Brazil's HSBC October PMI rises to 50.2 from 49.8 previously, the first time in expansion territory since March. New Orders and Production led the gain, but New Export Orders contracted for the 19th consecutive month. The Bovespa continues to be the exception to the "Don't fight the (central bank)" rule, -11.6% Y/Y even as short rates have come down more than 500 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:56 AM Brazil's unemployment rate falls to 5.4% in September - a record-low for that month, though missing expectations for 5.3%. A year ago, the rate stood at 6%. The Bovespa leads global markets on the upside today, +1.2%, though still down over the past year even as the central bank has slashed rates more than 500 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 3:18 PM Hoping to keep the sales momentum going, Brazil extends to the end of the year tax cuts on car purchases. In addition, the government makes lending easier by reducing the reserves banks must hold against auto loans. Part of the program also includes raising tariffs on imports, a move already causing a rush of foreigners planning plants in the country. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3:06 PM Pessimism grows for Brazilian stocks with brokers joking of getting shown the door at buy-side houses when trying to hawk the shares. The concerns of shareholders at Petrobas (PBR) and VALE seem to take a back seat to those of the government, and investors wonder which sector - perhaps the banks - will be the next target of intervention. EWZ -5.5% YTD. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 3:13 PM As Brazil's central bank meets, a rate cut isn't assured for the first time in over a year. The benchmark Selic currently stands at an all-time low of 7.5%, but the bank indicated at its last meeting a pause might be in order. For the moment, still-slowing growth will have to be balanced against inflation of 5.28% (vs. the 4.5% top of the target range). Comment! [Global & FX]
- Monday, October 1, 2012, 9:18 AM Brazil's September Manufacturing PMI rises to 49.8 from 49.3 previously, the slowest rate of contraction in 6 months. Though New Orders continued to fall, Production rose into expansion territory for the first time since March. "(It) reinforces perceptions that Brazil's manufacturing sector experienced a modest rebound at the end of Q3," says Markit. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Thursday, September 27, 2012, 7:45 AM Brazil's central bank sharply cuts its 2012 GDP forecast for the country to 1.6% from 2.5% previously. The estimate comes as part of the Copom's quarterly inflation report. Again using the term "maximum parsimony," to describe any future monetary policy actions, the bank suggests its cycle of rate cuts may be coming to an end. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 12:25 PM Brazil's August PMI rises to 49.3 from 48.7 previously, led by New Export Orders remaining in contraction for the 16th consecutive month. Separately, the government was forced to cut its 2012 export forecast after a sharp fall in trade for August. Two key products: iron ore and sugar this year have seen export volume declines combining with big price drops - a tough 1-2 punch. EWZ -1.6%. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Friday, August 31, 2012, 8:58 AM Brazil's Q2 GDP rose 0.4% from Q1 and 0.5% Y/Y, lower than estimates for 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively. One wonders if the central bank - which has cut rates by 500 bps over the past year, but indicated this week's reduction would be the last - will be forced to reconsider as the economy remains sluggish. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Thursday, August 30, 2012, 10:18 AM The Bovespa -0.2% in early trade after the Brazilian central bank cut its benchmark rate another 50 bps to 7.5%. It brings the rate-cutting cycle to one year and 500 bps, but the accompanying statement suggests that has come to an end. The cuts have yet to benefit stocks there, which remain amongst the poorest performers on the planet over the past year. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Thursday, August 16, 2012, 7:39 AM Brazilian president Roussef launches a $65.6B stimulus package (nearly 3% of GDP) aimed at goosing the ailing economy. The money initially looks to be aimed at infrastructure spending. including highways, where the government expects to double their capacity. EWZ -5% YTD. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
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