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Spain - Hope Springs Eternal
Pater Tenebrarum • Fri, Jun 14 • 6 Comments
Fresh Unemployment Records Help To End The Rally In The Spain Index Fund
Dr. Duru • Tue, Feb 26
Will Spain Haunt Dow 14,000?
Michael A. Gayed • Thu, Feb 7 • 11 Comments
Spain's Pain Not Reflected In Markets
Hamlet Capital • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 7 Comments
Spain's Finance Minister: The New King Of Comedy
Kyle Spencer • Fri, Oct 5, 2012 • 53 Comments
ECB Bond Buying: Skepticism Grows As Spain's Cash Balance Falls
Colin Lokey • Mon, Sep 17, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETF Tip Of The Week For Sept. 17
Wall Street Sector Selector • Mon, Sep 17, 2012
Blood In The Streets: Spain, Part 4
Paulo Santos • Mon, Aug 6, 2012 • 11 Comments
Why Is 7% Such A Scary Number?
Kyle Spencer • Fri, Aug 3, 2012 • 15 Comments
Blood In The Streets, Spain, Part 3
Paulo Santos • Fri, Aug 3, 2012 • 10 Comments
Blood In The Streets, Spain, Part 2
Paulo Santos • Thu, Aug 2, 2012 • 14 Comments
Blood In The Streets, Spain, Part 1
Paulo Santos • Wed, Aug 1, 2012 • 20 Comments
Chart Of The Week: As Goes Spain...
Bill Luby • Sun, Jul 8, 2012 • 6 Comments
Win 2 Ways: Short Spanish Stocks
David White • Thu, May 31, 2012 • 13 Comments
Spain: Serving Too Many Masters
Marc Chandler • Tue, May 29, 2012 • 3 Comments
Thursday's ETF To Watch: MSCI Spain Index Fund
Jared Cummans • Thu, May 17, 2012
Spain Is Taking The Irish Route
Paulo Santos • Wed, May 9, 2012 • 36 Comments
How Long Before Spain Does Something Crazy?
Paulo Santos • Wed, May 2, 2012 • 96 Comments
Hedging Is A Way To Play Spain
Josh Ortner • Fri, Jan 20, 2012 • 3 Comments
iShares Spain ETF Comes Into Focus After Weak Demand At Bond Auction
Tom Lydon • Fri, Sep 2, 2011

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3 Reasons To Consider Spanish Stocks
Russ Koesterich • Tue, Jun 18 • 1 Comment
Unhealthy Developments Across The Euroarea Labor Market
The Wilder View • Mon, Jun 17
Time To Change Global Asset Allocation Strategy
BubbleBustInvesting • Wed, Jun 12 • 5 Comments
Euro Steady Despite Bond Weakness, But ECB Is The Next Big Catalyst
Pendulum • Mon, May 27 • 2 Comments
Spanish Banks: New Look At Restructured Loans
Marc Chandler • Mon, May 20 • 2 Comments
Euro And European Equities Diverging: Sign Of More ECB Action?
Pendulum • Mon, May 20 • 2 Comments
Hauser's Law At Work In Spain
Ironman at Political Calculations • Thu, May 16 • 1 Comment
Spain's Economy Still A Basket Case
Hale Stewart • Wed, May 15 • 1 Comment
Will An Internal Or External Catalyst Drive The Euro's Next Big Move?
Pendulum • Mon, May 13 • 6 Comments
ECB Interest Rate Cut: Euro Strong And Steady, European Markets Rally
Pendulum • Mon, May 6
2013 Market Recap And Trends: Top-Performing Countries
Martin Vlcek • Thu, May 2 • 8 Comments
Another Look At Who Has Been Buying Spanish Debt
Marc Chandler • Wed, May 1
Stock Markets And Those Pesky Fundamentals
Pater Tenebrarum • Tue, Apr 30 • 6 Comments
Spanish Sovereign Spreads Drop Below 300 Basis Points
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Apr 29
How To Trade The End Of European Austerity
BubbleBustInvesting • Mon, Apr 29 • 13 Comments
Spain: Beyond Their Ken?
Edward Hugh • Mon, Apr 29 • 10 Comments
ECB Decision On Interest Rates And The Impact On The Euro
Pendulum • Sun, Apr 28 • 2 Comments
Europe Is Calm: The ECB's Next Move And Impact On The Euro
Pendulum • Sun, Apr 21 • 2 Comments
Don't Blame China For The Sell-Off In U.S. Stock ETFs
Gary Gordon • Mon, Apr 15 • 2 Comments
Euro Strength Continues: Will Investors Rotate To European Assets?
Pendulum • Sun, Apr 14 • 28 Comments

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Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: Make 2013 a year of investing dangerously

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 18, 2013)
Harvesting profits and reseeding cash

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 1, 2012)
Spain’s pain may yield investor gains

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 25, 2012)
Click here for May's biggest ETF losers

at MarketWatch.com (May 31, 2012)
Outside the Box: Emerging markets are faltering

at MarketWatch.com (May 30, 2012)
Jim Lowell: Balancing your portfolio for spring

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 2, 2012)
Portfolio Insights by Brett Arends: Why Europe stocks are too cheap to ignore

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 9, 2012)
Conrad de Aenlle's Funds For Thought: Where to invest when Europe recovers

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 2, 2011)
Europe ETFs see action

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 25, 2011)
Portugal auction lifts Spain, European banks

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 12, 2011)
Outside the Box: The biggest losers of the financial crisis

at MarketWatch.com (Sep 25, 2010)
ETF Investing: Greece, Spain debt turmoil rattles ETF investors

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 28, 2010)

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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]
Thursday, May 2, 7:53 AM European stocks and the euro - after some gyrations - are above their levels from just before the ECB rate cut. The Stoxx 50 (FEZ) +0.4%, led by Spain (EWP) +0.7%. ECB President Draghi's press conference is at 8:30 ET where he may (or may not) detail other easing measures, such as an easing in collateral requirements. S&P 500 futures add to gains, +0.5%. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, April 26, 8:16 AM The Spanish government sharply cuts its hopes for the economy and, as a result, pushes out 2 years to 2016 its plan to hit the EU's budget deficit target. Unemployment is now seen at 27.1% this year and 26.7% in 2014. 2013 GDP growth is seen at -1.3% vs. -0.5% previously. The deficit is expected to hit 6.3% of GDP this year, 5.5% in 2105, and 4.1% in 2015 (vs. 1.9% EU target). Madrid (EWP) leads on the way down in Europe today, off 1.2%. 4 Comments [Global & FX, Breaking News]
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]
Wednesday, March 27, 7:24 AM Troubling to European shares (which had been higher in early trade) is Italy Democratic Party chief Pier Luigi Bersani saying he will not try to form a coalition government, and labeling as "insane" anyone who would try to govern in the current environment. Stoxx 50 (FEZ) -1.4%, with Italy (EWI) and Spain (EWP) both down a similar amount. S&P futures (SPY) -0.4%. 10 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, March 26, 12:18 PM "Slovenia next," said Tyler Cowen yesterday. As eurocrats come forward to declare than deny Cyprus' bail-in of depositors is the new EU rescue template, traders unload Slovenian paper, with the country's bond due in 2024 climbing 36 bps in yield to 6.26%. Near the close, Europe's about flat, but the periphery sinks: Spain (EWP) -1.7%, Italy (EWI) -1%. 7 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, March 25, 11:07 AM The Italy (EWI -3.7%) and Spain (EWP -3.1%) ETFs lead a now-tumbling Europe (FEZ -1.8%) as - maybe we're being too simplistic here - Eurogroup President Dijsselbloem has more or less told anybody with greater than €100K in deposits at what could be a troubled bank they need to think about getting their money out. Italy's Unicredit and Intesa Sanpaolo are halted down more than 5%. EUFN -2.4%. 33 Comments [Global & FX, Financials, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 19, 12:12 PM More on Cyprus: The country's finance minister - Michalis Sarris - has submitted his resignation, reports both Bloomberg and CNBC. He looks to be the President's fall guy for accepting Brussels' weekend demand for the bailout to be taken out of the hides of bank depositors. (Previous: The bailout - as currently formulated - looks doomed) Spain (EWP) leads on the downside for Europe, off 2.4%. 4 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, March 18, 12:41 PM Europe closes lower, but recoups a big chunk of sharp early losses following the weekend plan to confiscate bank depositor money in Cyprus. Stoxx 50 (FEZ) -0.7%, led by Spain (EWP) -1.3%. Germany (EWG) fell 0.5%. The S&P 500 is now lower by just 0.3%. The Nasdaq turned green for a bit, now flat. 1 Comment
Monday, March 11, 10:16 AM Spain's FROB - the country's bank bailout fund - is reportedly hiring advisers to assist with long-term strategy after last week's failed auction for Catalunya Bank. The lack of bids is striking given the state had injected nearly $12B in capital and transferred the worst of property loans off the bank's books. Madrid (EWP) leads Europe lower today, -0.8%. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, February 26, 4:00 AM Italian 10-year debt yields surge 21 bps to 4.69% following the election result and ahead of a Treasury auction of €8.75B in six-month bonds. Spanish 10-year yields feed off the anxiety to rise 9 bps to 5.26%. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard points out that it's unclear whether the ECB can "can continue to stand behind the Italian debt market...if there is no party able to deliver on austerity cuts and reforms demanded by Berlin and Brussels." Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories, On the Move]
Friday, February 22, 6:08 AM The euro loses its Ifo-induced bounce after the European Commission cuts its 2013 eurozone growth forecasts and is now -0.1% vs the dollar. The EC also predicts that the recession will cause Spain, France and Portugal to miss their deficit targets, with Spain's shortfall to widen to 6.7% from 6.3% in 2012 rather than drop to the country's goal of 4.5%. (Map of country forecasts) 4 Comments [Global & FX, Top Stories]
Thursday, February 21, 9:17 AM Spain's fiscal consolidation has "gained traction" says Fitch following news the country's deficit/GDP ratio fell below 7% in 2012 (excluding the cost of the bank bailout). Just for the record, the target as per agreement with the EU was 6.3%. The only thing gaining traction may be Rajoy's efforts at lowering expectations. EWP flat YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, February 13, 11:54 AM Spain is set to take Germany's place as the strongman of Europe, says Morgan Stanley's Joachim Fels. High unemployment means labor costs will remain low for years, he says (doesn't high UE kind of disqualify a country from being another Germany). Fels notes Ford and Renault have both recently moved production to the country. EWP +2.8% YTD. 11 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, February 11, 7:34 AM Spanish banks and the economy catch a break as EU officials waive a condition of last summer's bailouts which would have forced another wave of loan-loss set-asides. Officials say Spain should be allowed to have the same risk controls as the rest of the EU. In truth, the last thing the economy needs is even more credit tightening. 3 Comments [Global & FX, Financials]
Friday, February 8, 12:15 PM Spain is affirmed a BBB with negative outlook at Fitch. "Spain's investment-grade rating reflects Fitch's opinion that the sovereign maintains some fiscal headroom ... The Spanish sovereign has demonstrated its financing flexibility and resilience during the crisis." Comment! [Global & FX]

Pendulum
Just posted thoughts on the Draghi Put, Cyprus Crisis and Euro: will the power of the Draghi Put prevail?: $EURUSD $FXE $EWG $EWI $EWP $SPY
Mar 19, 8:51 AM
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DaLatin: looking a month out
Mar 19, 9:03 AM
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Pendulum: Got it. If I trade the Euro, I would do it with the FXE. Just my personal preference
Mar 19, 9:53 AM
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Daniel Nadler
These Eurozone Markets Will Fall The Hardest: http://stks.co/q5nV $EWI $EWP $GREK
Mar 18, 1:09 PM
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jerome681
bought $SPY puts & sold $SPY calls when $SPX touched 1525 also short $POT & have puts on $EWP
Feb 26, 1:42 PM
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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
Feb 9, 6:28 PM
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x oil -field
Will Spain Haunt Dow 14,000? February 7, 2013by: Michael A. Gayed. $EWP $EWG http://seekingalpha.com/c/8rk6z
Feb 7, 10:17 PM
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x oil -field: Laughing and smiling because someone posted, everyone and including ''the dog'' is watching the market!
Feb 7, 10:30 PM
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x oil -field: Now.. if we can only get ''the cats'' to watched the monitor,then we know we have a [really big-show] going-on! http://bit.ly/WxPuzB
Feb 7, 10:39 PM
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Dr. Duru
%stocks>40DMA=75.6%. Another S&P500 topping pattern. Juncture critical on 23rd overbought day. http://dld.bz/cdQQg $SPY $EWP $SI #VIX
Feb 5, 10:13 AM
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Wall Street Sector Selector
Euro Zone Recession Takes Toll On Stocks, (VGK) (EWP) (EWI) (EWQ) (GLD) (GDX) (SPY) http://bit.ly/WbUmGa
11/16/12
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Wall Street Sector Selector
Europe, US Stocks Sink As Euro Zone Returns To Recession (VGK) (EWQ) (EWP) (FXI) (SPY) (GPD) http://bit.ly/RFiVvC
11/15/12
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Wall Street Sector Selector
(VGK) (EWP) (USO) (GLD) (SPY) Draghi's Warning On Germany Hits Home, http://bit.ly/TxVQL3
11/8/12
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Wall Street Sector Selector
Data Suggest Draghi Crashed Markets Today (SPY) (VGK) (USO) (FXI) (EWP)
11/7/12
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wenlock00: Can't see Merkel / Draghi getting level of integration they want / need -hard to unravel thousand years of history without peoples consent.
11/7/12
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BK0324: And Tony Blair wants to be the President or Europe. Well god luck with that!
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Pendulum
Just posted thoughts on the Draghi Put, Cyprus Crisis and Euro: will the power of the Draghi Put prevail?: $EURUSD $FXE $EWG $EWI $EWP $SPY
Mar 19, 8:51 AM
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DaLatin: looking a month out
Mar 19, 9:03 AM
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Pendulum: Got it. If I trade the Euro, I would do it with the FXE. Just my personal preference
Mar 19, 9:53 AM
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x oil -field
Will Spain Haunt Dow 14,000? February 7, 2013by: Michael A. Gayed. $EWP $EWG http://seekingalpha.com/c/8rk6z
Feb 7, 10:17 PM
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x oil -field: Laughing and smiling because someone posted, everyone and including ''the dog'' is watching the market!
Feb 7, 10:30 PM
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x oil -field: Now.. if we can only get ''the cats'' to watched the monitor,then we know we have a [really big-show] going-on! http://bit.ly/WxPuzB
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Wall Street Sector Selector
Data Suggest Draghi Crashed Markets Today (SPY) (VGK) (USO) (FXI) (EWP)
11/7/12
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wenlock00: Can't see Merkel / Draghi getting level of integration they want / need -hard to unravel thousand years of history without peoples consent.
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BK0324: And Tony Blair wants to be the President or Europe. Well god luck with that!
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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.
11/5/12
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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!
11/5/12
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Dr. Kris
Guess which country etfs are today's top performers? Yep. Spain (EWP +5.9%) & Italy (EWI +5%). A juicy 10% yield on EWP (3.3% on EWI).
9/6/12
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RM13: TEF's yield is now 0, based on suspended dividend..
9/7/12
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Ocean Man: Yet TEF is up 40% over the past 6 weeks.....
9/7/12
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Ryan Mallory
EURUSD: Follow Up of the Short Term EWP http://bit.ly/OppCPJ UUP
9/6/12
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Ryan Mallory: That won't always be the case though :)
9/7/12
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Master Che: won't be has no relevance....you made the correct call..real simple...
9/7/12
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Ryan Mallory
GOLD: Update of the short-term EWP http://bit.ly/OUkZQB GLD
9/4/12
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Master Che: corrective - http://bit.ly/Nz9iQD
9/4/12
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John Ward
Consider the possibility that Europe is becoming irrelevant to our markets: $SPY $QQQ $IWM $AAPL $EWP $EWI $EWG $FXE
8/2/12
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pollyserial: I didn't read it as an insult, but rather as a flip response to a fairly flip assertion. Irrelevant is a fairly blunt choice of words.
8/2/12
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John Ward: I asserted nothing, flip or otherwise. I merely suggested that one consider that the market is a discounting mechanism,
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Dr. Kris
Eurotrash: Spain ($EWP) & Italy ($EWI) etfs hitting new lows. Both funds off 70% from 2007 highs. Not lookin' good for the Eurozone...
5/15/12
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realornot: Recycle Eurotrash by investing in $WM
5/15/12
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Dr. Kris: Despite $WM's nice 4.3% yield, the stock just broke $34 support. It could well go into the dumpster if the market continues to slide.
5/15/12
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James A. Kostohryz
EWP As predicted, Spain headed for showdown with Germany over austerity. Spain unilaterally moved deficit target to 5.8% from agreed 4.4%.
3/2/12
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mitrado: As expected... Anyone who thinks the PIGS will meet defined targets, haven't lived in any of these coutries for the last 3 decades! :-P
3/2/12
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Cyanus: I'd like to see Germany meet targets in the post-PIG [or PORK] era
3/2/12
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Jacob Wolinsky
New page! Spain's Buffett: Francisco García Paraméshttp://http://bit.ly/yeo9Tf $EWP $BRK.A
2/3/12
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Ocean Man: That guy doesn't sing like Jimmy Buffett at all.
2/4/12
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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.
11/14/11
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Michael A. Gayed: Can I hire you dieuwer? :)
11/15/11
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dieuwer: lol... it is actually more fun to do something for free. No pressure and such.
11/15/11
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