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Belgium Joins The PIIGS
Nathaniel Crawford • Thu, Oct 6, 2011 • 5 Comments
Belgium ETF Trends Lower as Credit Risks Spread
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Belgium: From the Frying Pan Into the Fire
Marc Chandler • Thu, Jan 6, 2011 • 7 Comments
Belgium as an ETF Play: Another Weak Link?
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Belgium: Strong Economic Data in the Face of Uncertainty
Tom Lydon • Mon, Aug 23, 2010 • 4 Comments
Belgium: Lessons for the U.S.?
Wall Street Strategies • Wed, Jun 16, 2010 • 4 Comments
On Weak Belgian Bond Auction, Yields Rise
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Can Belgium ETF Stand Up as Government Collapses?
Tom Lydon • Sun, Apr 25, 2010 • 6 Comments
Belgium ETF Signals Good News for Europe
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Belgium ETF Strong but Could Face Challenges in 2010
Tom Lydon • Thu, Dec 31, 2009
Why Things Are Looking Up for Belgium’s ETF
Tom Lydon • Tue, Nov 24, 2009
Why Belgium’s ETF Is Looking Up
Tom Lydon • Sun, May 10, 2009 • 2 Comments
Belgium ETF Significantly Undervalued
Gary Gordon • Mon, Feb 25, 2008 • 1 Comment
Belgium ETF Could Take Advantage of Undervalued Market
Carl T. Delfeld • Wed, Nov 14, 2007 • 1 Comment
How Will Political Changes Affect Belgium ETF?
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EWK Description

The iShares MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Belgian market, as measured by the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index.
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Monday, December 31, 2012, 11:56 AM More details on iShares' ETF fee hikes: Going to 0.53% from 0.52% (a 1.9% hike) are its Ireland Capped Investable Market Fund (EIRL), Australia Fund (EWA), Canada Fund (EWC), Hong Kong Fund (EWH), Belgium Capped Fund (EWK), Switzerland Fund (EWL), Malaysia Fund (EWM), Netherlands Investable Market Fund (EWN), Spain Fund (EWP), France Fund (EWQ), Singapore Fund (EWS), United Kingdom Fund (EWU), Mexico Investable Market Fund (EWW) and EMU Fund (EZU). 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 9:04 PM More on the ECB: Mario Draghi appears to have won over at least one Bundesbank member as Jorg Asmussen tells a German newspaper high peripheral bond yields reflect exchange rate risk, thus "our monetary policy (is) achieved only incompletely." It's crucial wording, suggesting he's okay with ECB bond purchases as long as they're couched in saving EMU, not financing Spanish and Italian governments. "We are working on (a) new program and will deal with it (at the next policy meeting)." 10 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 8:39 AM Goldman makes a big call on an EU comeback, recommending going long a basket of European firms with high domestic sales exposure against a short of companies with high U.S. exposure. Jeff Gundlach's May recommendation of long Spain vs. short U.S. is working, EWP outperforming SPY by 400 bps since. 3 Comments [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 6:41 AM The Bundesbank warns (in its monthly report) moves to share "solvency risks" in the eurozone should be decided by governments, not the ECB. The comments follow speculation the ECB is considering intervention to cap spreads between peripheral and German bond yields by buying unlimited amounts of government debt. It's a plan Germany's finance ministry denies any knowledge of but says would be "very problematic." Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]
Sunday, August 19, 2012, 6:52 PM The ECB is considering capping peripheral bond yields by stepping in to buy the debt when its spread to German paper rises above a certain threshold, reports Der Spiegel. Draghi has complained that monetary policy transmission is broken, i.e., the ECB eases yet financial conditions tighten further in the periphery - this gives him his opening to buy government debt. A decision could come at the bank's September policy meeting. 17 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, August 13, 2012, 11:50 AM Hedge funds capitulate, with data suggesting they are covering shorts on European stocks at the fastest rate since the epic bottom of early 2009. Likely priced in on the bear side are faltering economies and shrinking corporate profits. Maybe priced in on the bull side are further supportive official actions. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, May 18, 2012, 8:26 AM The ECB is playing a game of chicken - sitting on its hands to play tough with the Club Med states - but (along with the other major central banks) will "step in massively," says HSBC's David Bloom, and set off a powerful rally. Bob Janjuah agrees - "The Fed and the ECB will respond (soon) and trigger a short, sharp rally." 5 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, May 4, 2012, 11:03 AM Perhaps what's really roiling markets today are weekend elections in France and Greece. Greece looks particularly ugly, with true economic collapse in Athens potentially paving the way for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party to take 5-6% of the vote (2009 election: 0.23%). The communists are polling at about the same. "Be very worried," says Credit Suisse. 13 Comments [Global & FX]
Thursday, May 3, 2012, 8:51 AM Alongside the surging euro are European equity markets giving up much of their big early gains as the early indication from Draghi's press conference is no new candy. Stoxx 50 +0.3%, after being up about 1.5% before the talk started. Comment! [On the Move, Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 10:21 AM The favorite to become France's next president, Francois Hollande says the EU fiscal compact will not be ratified by his country. Markets in Europe are up sharply, with Paris +2.3%. Take your pick: oversold bounce, Apple, Sarkozy to pull an upset, or just maybe the hope for a trashing of austerity policies that are choking much of the EU. Comment! [Global & FX]
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 6:24 PM Stock index futures and the euro reflexively open lower following the French elections. One school of thought on Europe says the EU periphery isn't being punished because markets don't believe the austerity promises, but because they do believe the austerity promises. To the extent Hollande may lean against such policies, perhaps the situation will improve. S&P -0.2%, CAC 40 -0.3%, euro -0.2%. 6 Comments [Global & FX]
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 10:06 AM George Soros declares all-out war on the Bundesbank, writes Ambrose-Evans Pritchard, telling Le Monde he would "bet against the euro" were he still in the business. The salutary effect of the LTRO has been broken by the Buba's counterattack, Soros argues. Soros famously redoubled his pound shorts in 1992 when he concluded the Germans would not move to support the currency. (Bundesbank's Weidmann's interview here) 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, April 13, 2012, 7:01 AM Spanish shares lead the way down in Europe after data on its banks' dependence on the ECB. The IBEX 35 -2.2%. Banco Santander (STD) -1% premarket. BBVA -1.7% in Madrid. Europe as a whole: Stoxx 50 -1%. The divergence between Spain and the rest continues to grow. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 1:23 PM George Soros slams the Bundesbank for clinging to an outdated doctrine, blaming a belief in sound money at least partly for the deteriorating eurozone situation. The crisis is far from over, he says, arguing the fiscal compact "cannot possibly work," and is "potentially catastrophic." 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12:37 PM "Europe 2012 is NOT Europe 2011," writes Macro Man, not discounting the economic difficulties of Spain, but arguing the LTRO has removed systemic risk from the equation. "Disillusionment with LTRO is misguided," says Genevieve Signoret. "It showed (the) ECB won't let (the) banking system collapse. Period. (It's) designed to contain crisis, not cure." 5 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 10:20 AM With a 3.5% loss today, Italy's MIB index joins Spain's IBEX (down 12.1%) in the red for 2012. The big divergence in major indices began in early February, and the S&P and Nasdaq remain the only ones higher now than they were then (Germany about flat since that time). A nice gain awaits those who can figure how this will be resolved. 1 Comment [Global & FX]

Ong Kang Wei
EU looks real interesting. IMO They may all be due for a breakout after this long long stage 1 basing IRL GREK EWI EWP EWK EWO RSX.
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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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Tokyo Picker
The CDS market says Belgium (EWK) is a worse risk than Indonesia. It's all over.
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Dr. Kris
European debt woes continue: Foreign ETFs breaking support & down 3% or more today: EWG, EWK, TKF, EWQ, EWI, EWP. Last two are optionable.
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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
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EU looks real interesting. IMO They may all be due for a breakout after this long long stage 1 basing IRL GREK EWI EWP EWK EWO RSX.
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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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EWK iShares MSCI Belgium Index ETF

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iShares MSCI Belgium Index ETF