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Italy ETF Slaughtered: Time To Sell?Jared Cummans • Thu, Nov 10, 2011 -
Italy ETF Drops As Bond Yields SpikeTom Lydon • Wed, Nov 9, 2011
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Mama Mia! The Italian Debt Crisis Continues UnabatedZacks Investment Research • Wed, Nov 9, 2011 -
Italy ETF Wrestles With Austerity MeasuresTom Lydon • Tue, Aug 30, 2011
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The European Rescue Plan, Italy and Your PortfolioRuss Koesterich • Tue, Jul 26, 2011
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ETF Spotlight: iShares MSCI ItalyTom Lydon • Fri, Jul 8, 2011
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Trouble Awaits Italy ETFBenzinga • Wed, May 25, 2011 -
Libyan Crisis, Eni Earnings Bring iShares Italy ETF Into FocusEric Dutram • Thu, Mar 10, 2011 -
What to Expect From Italy's Vote on WednesdayMarc Chandler • Tue, Sep 28, 2010 -
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Why Investors Are Selling Italy’s ETFTom Lydon • Thu, Feb 25, 2010
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Italy ETF: A Slow and Steady OutlookTom Lydon • Tue, Feb 2, 2010
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The iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index (the “Underlying Index”).
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- Thursday, June 6, 10:55 AM Europe turns decidedly lower, the Stoxx 50 now off 0.8% following Mario Draghi's press conference, with markets perhaps deciding to punish his somewhat smug performance: "OMT has probably been the most successful monetary measure for some time." - a curious statement considering it doesn't yet exist and Draghi admitted the legal paperwork isn't complete. Leading to the downside is Italy (EWI), tumbling 2.3%. The euro (FXE) continues to rise, +0.7% to $1.3182. 1 Comment [Global & FX, On the Move]
- Friday, May 31, 4:50 AM Italian unemployment hit a 36-year record of 12% in April, edging up from 11.9% in March and missing expectations for a fall to 11.6%. Young people continued to suffer the most as the youth jobless rate hit 40%. Milan shares are -1%. Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]
- Tuesday, May 28, 5:25 AM The offices of Consob, the Italian stock market regulator, have been evacuated following a bomb threat. Italian investors don't seem too perturbed just yet, with the FTSE MIB +1.6%. Comment! [Breaking News]
- Monday, May 27, 7:46 AM Alphavue's Pierre-Tves Gauthier is looking for a 20% upside in European equities (FEZ) amid "returning confidence" which he says is something people "forget about" what with the "absolutely awful macro-dynamic" in Spain and Italy. Gauthier claims the potential for share price drops in Spanish and Italian banks "has topped," an interesting contention given the projected €5-10B in extra provisions Spain's banks will need to take against refies. Ultimately, strong balance sheets and accelerating earnings "make a simple 'buy' recommendation," he says. Comment! [Global & FX, Financials]
- Tuesday, May 7, 12:38 PM Buy Italy says Cumberland's Bill Witherell as the far left coming out on top following the split election means government is going to lean more towards growth rather than austerity. Rather than trying to pick individual stocks, he's recommending EWI as a quick way to get exposure to the whole Italian stock market. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
- Monday, April 29, 6:13 AM Italian stocks (EWI) rally 1.12% the day after the country's new prime minister was sworn in amid gunfire. The country struggled to install a government and teetered on the verge of political deadlock following fractious elections in February and five inconclusive presidential votes earlier this month. New economic minister Fabrizio Saccomanni has ambitious plans for lowering yields on the country's sovereign debt (ITLY). Comment! [Global & FX]
- Sunday, April 28, 3:54 AM Italy has a new government after Prime Minister-designate Enrico Letta of the left-leaning Democratic Party (PD) forged a coalition agreement with Silvio Berlusconi's right-of-center Freedom party (PDL). The uncertainty had roiled markets at various points since elections in February, so it's worth watching EWI, ITLT and ITLY. The government includes Bank of Italy director general Fabrizio Saccomanni, who is close to ECB Governor Mario Draghi. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Top Stories]
- Thursday, April 25, 5:46 AM New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, of the center-left Democratic Party, was due to start talks about forming a grand coalition with Silvio Berlusconi's center-right grouping. Letta has already indicated that he may alter the government's eurozone-inspired austerity, saying that it's "no longer enough," although he's expected to maintain good relations with the EU. FTSE MIB +0.05%. Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]
- Wednesday, April 24, 8:04 AM Enrico Letta - deputy in the center-left Democratic Party - has been named Prime Minister of Italy after a 2-month political vacuum following elections. Just 46 years old, Letta would be one of Europe's youngest leaders and might signal a (needed?) generational change in Italy's politics. Letta must now name his minsters then pass a weekend confidence vote in parliament. Off 0.7%, Italy (EWI) is the only European market in the red today. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Monday, April 22, 5:21 AM Milan shares are +2.2% and 10-year bond yields are -9 bps at 4.13% after Italian parliamentarians voted to re-elect 87-year-old Giorgio Napolitano as President. Speculation exists that Napolitano only agreed to take on the role again on the condition that a coalition government will at last be formed. However, a new election can't be ruled out following the resignation of the leader of the center-left Democratic Party after its candidates for president were rejected. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Top Stories, On the Move]
- Thursday, April 18, 8:01 AM Italian shares and the euro give up some of their session gains on news Italy's parliament has failed to elect a president on the first ballot. Up 0.9% at the moment, the MIB had been up nearly 1.5%. EWI +1.1% premarket. Buying $1.3045, the euro (FXE) +0.1%. Comment! [Global & FX, Breaking News]
- Wednesday, April 10, 10:39 AM What austerity? Italy says its debt to GDP ratio will hit a record 130.4% this year and at 129% will be nearly 6 percent higher in 2014 than previously forecast. The debt hikes partly reflect a €40 payment to the country's private sector aimed at partially settling a near €100B outstanding balance owed to private companies by the government. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
- Friday, April 5, 4:56 PM Bridgewater is concerned about Italy. In a letter titled "Could Italy Blow Up The Euro?," the world's largest hedge fund notes that "economic conditions in Italy are as depressed as they've been since the end of WWII," a situation which has invariably led to a "pretty chaotic" political situation. Perhaps most importantly, Italian bank CDS spreads are rising, bad news since "the sovereign is pretty reliant on those banks to buy [government] bonds." Remember: Draghi has "no plan B." 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, April 3, 11:37 AM Surprising approximately no one, Cyprus intends to extend capital controls - imposed last week for one week - another seven days, reports Bloomberg, citing a central bank official. Europe is off sharply today, led by the periphery. Spain (EWP) -2.2%, Italy (EWI) -1.8%. Comment! [Global & FX, Breaking News]
- Sunday, March 31, 3:21 AM Mario Monti will continue as Italy's caretaker Prime Minister until a new government is formed, President Giorgio Napolitano said yesterday. Napolitano will also appoint two committees that will formulate plans for institutional, social and economic reforms that would receive backing from all sides in parliament. Napolitano won't resign ahead of the end of his term in May even though this would facilitate the calling of new elections. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Top Stories]
- Friday, March 29, 7:02 AM Pier Luigi Bersani, the head of Italy's center-left Democratic Party, has handed the intractable problem of forming a government back to President Giorgio Napolitano, whose options seem fairly limited. Napolitano could try to cajole a coalition into being or appoint another technocrat government, although his chances of success appear to be slim. The uncertainty has helped unnerve markets this week. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Top Stories]
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Pendulum: Got it. If I trade the Euro, I would do it with the FXE. Just my personal preference
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Daniel Nadler
So far, EU budget austerity has been good for 20%+ over U.S./U.K. returns: http://goo.gl/lGkWv $EWP $EWG $SPY $EWI $EWU - View all 0 replies
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Euro Zone Recession Takes Toll On Stocks, (VGK) (EWP) (EWI) (EWQ) (GLD) (GDX) (SPY) http://bit.ly/WbUmGa - View all 0 replies
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(EWQ) (ewp) (EWI) (FXE) (USO) (GLD) European Day Of Action And Solidarity Tank Major European Indexes, http://bit.ly/UDtXpn - View all 0 replies
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Ong Kang Wei: Though they still have many problems here and there, they are gonna breakout soon, IMO. comment your thoughts!
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European Stock Markets Skyrocket on Tuesday while US Remains Closed (EWI) (VGK) (EWP) (EWJ) - View all 0 replies
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Pendulum: Got it. If I trade the Euro, I would do it with the FXE. Just my personal preference
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Ong Kang Wei: Though they still have many problems here and there, they are gonna breakout soon, IMO. comment your thoughts!
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pollyserial: I didn't read it as an insult, but rather as a flip response to a fairly flip assertion. Irrelevant is a fairly blunt choice of words. -
John Ward: I asserted nothing, flip or otherwise. I merely suggested that one consider that the market is a discounting mechanism,
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James A. Kostohryz
Will somebody please tell Santa to stop by Italy? 10Y yields poked above 7% again. $EWI - View all 2 replies
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jason2788: ECB will back the bonds and rates will go lower, at least that's probably what the market thinks.
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Michael A. Gayed
With Italy (EWI) and Spain (EWP) now above 6% yields, are we headed for a major panic soon? I believe Melt-Up has been short-circuited. - View all 11 replies
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dieuwer: lol... it is actually more fun to do something for free. No pressure and such.
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dieuwer: France will be a no no for bond shorts. I think that Sarkozy if necessary will FORCE the ECB to monetize French debt. To hell with Merkel.
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dieuwer: I speaks volumes to me that an Italian is head of the ECB while two Germans have resigned, and soon an new French member will be appointed.
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Tristan R. Brown: Besides the fact that it's already down almost 40% since April? I'm afraid that ship's already set sail. -
jason2713: depends on the short interest, which is likely huge and can cause a squeeze on any mom and pop headline.
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Cant Time the Market: yea,really wishing i would have bought at 38 on fri.hindsight is always 20/20 though.ill just keep my longs & watch my account drop haha :/ -
cowpieTX: sheeeeet, last week i was crying in my beer. but i knew it was all bullcorn. so i held and actually did go fishing mun2000.
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