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4 ETFs That Could Be Affected By Future Rate Cuts
Benzinga • Sun, May 19
Israel Joins Rate Cut Club, ETF Doesn't Care And Falls
Benzinga • Mon, May 13 • 4 Comments
Israeli Budget Cuts? Not Exactly
Aaron Katsman • Fri, May 10 • 4 Comments
2013 Market Recap And Trends: Top-Performing Countries
Martin Vlcek • Thu, May 2 • 8 Comments
Israel - A Standout Among The OECD Economies
Ron Sommer • Sat, Apr 20 • 10 Comments
Another Israel ETF Is On The Way
Benzinga • Tue, Apr 9 • 7 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Fri, Mar 22 • 95 Comments
Slicing Up The Global Equity Market Pie
James Picerno • Mon, Feb 4 • 1 Comment
Thriving Citizens Point To Regional ETF Opportunities With Healthy Returns
Robert Lavine • Fri, Jan 25 • 7 Comments
ETF Opportunities As Budget Deal Affects U.S. Growth
Tom Lydon • Fri, Jan 18 • 1 Comment
Investing In Israel: Time To Buy This Emerging Market
Marc Lichtenfeld • Wed, Nov 28, 2012 • 8 Comments
iShares Israel ETF's Amazingly Low P/E Ratio
Street One Financial • Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 2 Comments
ETFs That Are Overexposed To Companies With Questionable Fundamentals
Gary Gordon • Wed, Sep 19, 2012
How Obama And Romney Could Impact These Global ETFs
Benzinga • Thu, Sep 6, 2012
The U.S. Looks To Exploit The Greek Re-Default
Russ Winter • Mon, Aug 6, 2012 • 9 Comments
The Post-2009 Global Housing Bubble Or 'Housing Bubble 2.0'
Jesse Colombo • Fri, Jul 6, 2012 • 3 Comments
What You Should Know About The Israeli Market And Economy
Emerging Money • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 3 Comments
Middle East ETF Update
Nuqudy • Tue, May 15, 2012
Beware Of The Massive Bubble In Emerging Markets
Jesse Colombo • Sun, May 13, 2012 • 13 Comments
Finding Alpha In Israel's Market
AllAboutAlpha • Sun, Apr 22, 2012 • 2 Comments

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Israel Joins Rate Cut Club, ETF Doesn't Care And Falls
Benzinga • Mon, May 13 • 4 Comments
Israeli Budget Cuts? Not Exactly
Aaron Katsman • Fri, May 10 • 4 Comments
Another Israel ETF Is On The Way
Benzinga • Tue, Apr 9 • 7 Comments
iShares Israel ETF's Amazingly Low P/E Ratio
Street One Financial • Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 2 Comments
Finding Alpha In Israel's Market
AllAboutAlpha • Sun, Apr 22, 2012 • 2 Comments
Is The Israel ETF Back On Track?
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Apr 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
Israel: Stock Market Returns Win On Risk-Adjusted Return
Everyday Finance • Mon, Feb 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why I'm Telling Clients to Avoid the Israel ETF
Lawrence Weinman • Sun, May 29, 2011 • 15 Comments
iShares MSCI Israel ETF in Spotlight as Teva Reports Results
Jared Cummans • Wed, May 11, 2011 • 1 Comment
Israel: From Emerging Market to Developed Nation
Ian Wyatt • Wed, Aug 4, 2010 • 1 Comment
Israel's Imminent Housing Market Crash
Israel's Financial Expert • Sun, Jun 13, 2010 • 15 Comments
Israel's Innovation Drought
Michael Eisenberg • Thu, Dec 3, 2009 • 5 Comments
Stanley Fischer Must Stay on as Governor of the Bank of Israel
Michael Eisenberg • Tue, Nov 24, 2009
The Beginnings of a Liquidity Trap in Israel
Aaron Katsman • Mon, Mar 9, 2009 • 2 Comments
Update on Recent MSCI Israel Index Post
Aaron Katsman • Tue, Jun 10, 2008
iShares Launches the First 'Real' Israeli ETF
Zack Miller • Mon, Mar 31, 2008 • 1 Comment

4 ETFs That Could Be Affected By Future Rate Cuts
Benzinga • Sun, May 19
2013 Market Recap And Trends: Top-Performing Countries
Martin Vlcek • Thu, May 2 • 8 Comments
Israel - A Standout Among The OECD Economies
Ron Sommer • Sat, Apr 20 • 10 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Fri, Mar 22 • 95 Comments
Slicing Up The Global Equity Market Pie
James Picerno • Mon, Feb 4 • 1 Comment
Thriving Citizens Point To Regional ETF Opportunities With Healthy Returns
Robert Lavine • Fri, Jan 25 • 7 Comments
ETF Opportunities As Budget Deal Affects U.S. Growth
Tom Lydon • Fri, Jan 18 • 1 Comment
Investing In Israel: Time To Buy This Emerging Market
Marc Lichtenfeld • Wed, Nov 28, 2012 • 8 Comments
ETFs That Are Overexposed To Companies With Questionable Fundamentals
Gary Gordon • Wed, Sep 19, 2012
How Obama And Romney Could Impact These Global ETFs
Benzinga • Thu, Sep 6, 2012
The U.S. Looks To Exploit The Greek Re-Default
Russ Winter • Mon, Aug 6, 2012 • 9 Comments
The Post-2009 Global Housing Bubble Or 'Housing Bubble 2.0'
Jesse Colombo • Fri, Jul 6, 2012 • 3 Comments
What You Should Know About The Israeli Market And Economy
Emerging Money • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 3 Comments
Middle East ETF Update
Nuqudy • Tue, May 15, 2012
Beware Of The Massive Bubble In Emerging Markets
Jesse Colombo • Sun, May 13, 2012 • 13 Comments
Magal Security: An Undervalued Play On Security Spending
Justin Kuepper • Wed, Apr 18, 2012 • 2 Comments
Dividend Return Vs. Total Return For Developed Market Country Indexes
Richard Shaw • Sun, Apr 8, 2012 • 4 Comments
18 Highest Dividend Yield Country ETFs
Hao Jin • Tue, Jan 24, 2012 • 3 Comments
Leading And Lagging Country Equity Indexes And Proxy ETFs - From One Month To 10 Years
Richard Shaw • Tue, Dec 27, 2011 • 1 Comment
2011 Recap: How Our ETF Ideas Fared
Michael Johnston • Tue, Dec 20, 2011 • 1 Comment

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EIS Description

The iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index.
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Country: Israel

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Monday, May 13, 8:28 AM Alarmed by the quick appreciation of the shekel and noting the wave of central bank easing worldwide, the Bank of Israel doesn't wait for its next policy meeting to cut its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 1.5%. The bank also announces it plans to sell shekels to offset any appreciation likely to come about from the beginning of natural gas production at the Tamar field. The Israel stock ETF (EIS) +7.6% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
Sunday, March 31, 4:57 AM Israel has started production of natural gas from its offshore Tamar field, taking the country further along the road towards energy independence. The news is also a boon to the companies who have been developing Tamar - which holds 10T cubic feet of gas - including Noble Energy (NBL) and Delek Group (DGRLY.PK). 2 Comments [Energy]
Friday, March 22, 4:29 AM President Obama's historic visit to Israel (which continues through today) appears to have sparked Israeli markets, in the midst of a global sell-off. iShares MSCI Israel (EIS) is +1.03% over the recent 5-day period, with global counterparts trailing behind over the same period: SPY -1.51%, EFA -1.51%, ACWI -1.62%, EEM -3.14%. Comment!
Tuesday, January 29, 9:04 AM Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer is resigning after more than 8 years on the job. He has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow. The TA-25 index off 1.2%. The Israel stock ETF (EIS) +1.6% Y/Y. 1 Comment [Breaking News, Global & FX]
Monday, December 31, 2012, 11:51 AM More details on iShares' ETF fee hikes: Going to 0.61% from 0.59% (a 3.4% hike) are its Chile Investable Market Fund (ECH), China Small Cap Fund (ECNS), Indonesia Investable Market Fund (EIDO), Israel Capped Investable Market Fund (EIS), Philippines Investable Market Fund (EPHE) , Poland Investable Market Fund (EPOL), All Peru Capped Fund (EPU), Taiwan Fund (EWT), South Korea Fund (EWY), Brazil Fund (EWZ), Brazil Small Cap Fund (EWZS), South Africa Fund (EZA), Thailand Investable Market Fund (THD) and Turkey Investable Market Fund (TUR). 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, December 24, 2012, 10:46 AM The Bank of Israel cuts its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 1.75%, noting a series of downward surprises in CPI prints. Recent reports also show economic activity continuing to slow. EIS -2.3% today, +5.2% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 11:54 AM Air-raid sirens are going off in Tel Aviv for the first time since the 1991 Gulf War. Witnesses are reporting explosions. Comment! [Global & FX, Breaking News]
Monday, July 23, 2012, 11:10 AM The Bank of Israel holds its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% for August, saying that inflation expectations for the next year are near the midpoint of its 1%-3% target range. In particular, the increase in the CPI housing component has moderated or stopped. Economic growth during H1 seems to have stabilized at just under 3%. (PR) Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, June 25, 2012, 10:41 AM The Bank of Israel cuts its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 2.25%, citing inflation "below the center" of the 1-3% target range, and, of course, nodding to slowing worldwide growth and the risks from Europe. The Bank expects Israeli growth to continue at the moderate pace of 3%. Comment! [Global & FX, Breaking News]
Monday, January 23, 2012, 10:58 AM The Bank of Israel cuts its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 2.5%, citing inflation that's under control, declining house prices, and a slowdown in economic activity and demand. Israeli exporters also faces weakness and uncertainty in the global economy, particularly in Europe. Shekel +0.1% vs. the dollar. (PR) Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, November 28, 2011, 10:41 AM As expected, the Bank of Israel slashes its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 2.75%. This follows September's surprise cut. Chief among the bank's concerns is the weakening global economy, with the EU being at the forefront. Israel ETF: ISL -22% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 12:10 PM Credit Suisse's list of countries' stock valuations, ranked by price-to-book, shows Chinese shares are cheap, clocking in even lower than at the 2008/09 lows. Only Egypt and Israel join China in trading at a cheaper valuation than the depths of the GFC. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 8:15 AM A surprise rate cut from the Bank of Israel - which noted the global economic slowdown - may auger more easing moves from emerging markets. Brazil and Turkey have also recently surprised with cuts, and other recently tight countries like Chile and China may be next. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, July 18, 2011, 9:19 AM Egypt and Saudia Arabia move forward with a plan to build a 22-mile bridge spanning the Gulf of Aqaba. The new trade route is expected to boost the $3.5B in trade between the two countries, and could potentially weaken Israel's standing in the Middle East. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 11:10 AM Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai, visiting the scene of a bus bombing in Jerusalem, calls for retaliation. "Recent events require us to take action, if we don't do this we will lose our power of deterrence." Southern Israel was hit earlier today with rocket attacks from Gaza.
2 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, January 31, 2011, 5:34 PM Markets/ETFs that Egypt pounded last week mostly bounced today. The one exception is Israel, maybe due to monetary tightening issues. A look at last Friday's list: EGPT -7.9%. AFK -0.03%. GAF -0.9%. TUR -3.4%. ISL -1.25%. EIS -1.9%. FFD -0.9%. Comment! [Global & FX]

Adam Jackson
$AAPL $EIS Apple opening new R&D center in Ra'anana, Israel. Thoughts? http://tnw.co/12coRUf
Feb 12, 2:46 PM
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Adam Jackson
How do you think the Israeli election results will affect Israel's economic prospects? $EIS
Jan 23, 3:39 PM
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Lisa
Egypt supplies around 40% of Israel's gas consumption, and regime change could cut off supplies. EGPT EGYP ISL EIS http://bit.ly/hMNeyP
1/30/11
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Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Are Electric Cars About to Deliver Electrifying Profits? http://bit.ly/f5D9ul TM USO EIS FXI
12/16/10
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CapitalBanker
under surveillance: $EIDO $EIS $EWD $EWZ
10/6/10
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John Ward
Check out EIS EPI CHIQ TAO EPU ECH EWM AFK. ERX LIT MOO and copper all look good
9/21/10
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Lisa
WSJ says fund managers may dump $2.5bn of Israeli stocks after May 26 MSCI index changes. EIS ISL BSI CEL ESLT FORTY ITRN MNDO PTNR TEVA
5/16/10
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Israel currently >3% of the MSCI Developing Countries index. After May 26, will be 0.37% of the developed countries index. EIS ISL BSI TEVA
5/16/10
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David Jackson
If you own EWA EWO EWK EWC EWZ FXI GXG EWQ EWG EWH EWS IDX EIS EWI EWJ EWM EWW EWN EPU PLND RSX or EWS, check this: http://bit.ly/5oNXxD
1/19/10
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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: Secret document exposes Iran's nuclear trigger http://bit.ly/8lTG3H $EIS $ISL #MKT #ETF #Iran
12/14/09
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