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The China Syndrome
Eric Parnell • Wed, May 22 • 12 Comments
Can Southeast Asian Stock Markets Maintain Their Current Momentum?
Morningstar • Thu, May 9
Friday Charts: China Dethroned And Japan Joins the 'QE Infinity' Club
Lou Basenese • Fri, Apr 26 • 3 Comments
Indonesia: Share The Wealth
Far Horizon • Mon, Apr 8 • 13 Comments
Investors Should Follow Coca-Cola And Starbucks Into Indonesia
Chris Katje • Mon, Apr 8 • 4 Comments
GEM Fund Flows: Easter Surprise - A Return To Inflows
Emerging Money • Fri, Apr 5
Indonesia ETFs Ride The Growth Wave
Tom Lydon • Mon, Apr 1
World Ex-U.S. Mostly Oversold
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Mar 26
James Tobin Primer On Currency War
Investment Biker • Fri, Mar 22
Marc Faber: The Fed Party Is Over, Invest Overseas
Investment Biker • Wed, Mar 20 • 15 Comments
CAPPT: 2013's Top-Performing Emerging Markets ETF Acronym
Benzinga • Thu, Mar 14
Country / Region ETFs Most Exposed To A Correction
Richard Shaw • Tue, Mar 12 • 5 Comments
Equity Investing: A Global Perspective
Elliott R. Morss • Tue, Mar 12 • 5 Comments
Southeast Asia ETFs: Still Looking Good
Thomas Furda • Fri, Mar 8 • 3 Comments
Why Indonesia ETFs Are On A Tear
Tom Lydon • Tue, Mar 5 • 1 Comment
Looking For Growth Economies: Getting The Right Ingredients
Far Horizon • Mon, Feb 11 • 3 Comments
Vibrant Asian ETFs: A Region Not To Be Ignored
Bruce Vanderveen • Sat, Jan 26 • 1 Comment
Southeast Asian Tigers: On The Roar Again
Investment Biker • Tue, Jan 22 • 5 Comments
Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey And South Africa: CIVETS' 2013 Outlook
Benzinga • Thu, Jan 17 • 6 Comments
The World Remains Overbought
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jan 9 • 2 Comments

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Indonesia: Share The Wealth
Far Horizon • Mon, Apr 8 • 13 Comments
Indonesia: Laggard This Year, But Long-Term ETF Prospects Look Bright
Richard Bloch • Mon, Apr 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
Will Indonesia Outperform Again In 2012?
Emerging Markets Investor • Mon, Jan 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
Talking Indonesia ETFs With Van Eck's Ed Kuczma
Eric Dutram • Tue, Aug 2, 2011
Time to Keep an Eye on Indonesia
Brian Rezny • Mon, Apr 11, 2011 • 7 Comments
Technical Inflection Point for Market Vectors Indonesia ETF
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 11, 2011 • 1 Comment
Just One ETF: Beyond the BRICs for Emerging-Market Consumer Growth
Keith Summers • Thu, Nov 11, 2010 • 6 Comments
Emerging Market Portfolios: Incomplete Without Indonesia ETFs
Eric Dutram • Wed, Aug 4, 2010 • 2 Comments
5 Reasons to Pay Attention to Indonesia ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, Jun 28, 2010 • 3 Comments
Indonesia: One Asian Market to Watch
Frank Holmes • Fri, Jun 11, 2010
Five Head-to-Head ETF Matchups to Keep an Eye on
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jun 4, 2010 • 2 Comments
Ireland, Indonesia and U.S. ETFs Launched by iShares
Ron Rowland • Mon, May 10, 2010 • 2 Comments
Indonesia ETF Gives Investors Reason to Cheer
Tom Lydon • Mon, May 10, 2010
Market Vectors Indonesia ETF Shrugs Off Earthquake, But Not Bubble Fears
Michael Johnston • Wed, Apr 7, 2010 • 2 Comments
Indonesia ETF: 6 Reasons It Was Hot in Q1
Tom Lydon • Fri, Apr 2, 2010
Indonesia: The Latest Emerging Market Star
TraderMark • Thu, Apr 1, 2010 • 3 Comments
Indonesia ETF: Room for Another 'I' in 'BRIC'?
Tom Lydon • Fri, Mar 19, 2010 • 1 Comment
Indonesia ETF Surges Ahead
Eric Dutram • Sun, Mar 14, 2010 • 1 Comment
4 Reasons Indonesia ETF Was Among Last Year’s Best
Tom Lydon • Mon, Jan 4, 2010
Why Indonesia and Its ETF Are Emerging Market Leaders
Tom Lydon • Mon, Nov 16, 2009

The China Syndrome
Eric Parnell • Wed, May 22 • 12 Comments
Can Southeast Asian Stock Markets Maintain Their Current Momentum?
Morningstar • Thu, May 9
Friday Charts: China Dethroned And Japan Joins the 'QE Infinity' Club
Lou Basenese • Fri, Apr 26 • 3 Comments
Investors Should Follow Coca-Cola And Starbucks Into Indonesia
Chris Katje • Mon, Apr 8 • 4 Comments
GEM Fund Flows: Easter Surprise - A Return To Inflows
Emerging Money • Fri, Apr 5
Indonesia ETFs Ride The Growth Wave
Tom Lydon • Mon, Apr 1
World Ex-U.S. Mostly Oversold
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Mar 26
James Tobin Primer On Currency War
Investment Biker • Fri, Mar 22
Marc Faber: The Fed Party Is Over, Invest Overseas
Investment Biker • Wed, Mar 20 • 15 Comments
CAPPT: 2013's Top-Performing Emerging Markets ETF Acronym
Benzinga • Thu, Mar 14
Country / Region ETFs Most Exposed To A Correction
Richard Shaw • Tue, Mar 12 • 5 Comments
Equity Investing: A Global Perspective
Elliott R. Morss • Tue, Mar 12 • 5 Comments
Southeast Asia ETFs: Still Looking Good
Thomas Furda • Fri, Mar 8 • 3 Comments
Why Indonesia ETFs Are On A Tear
Tom Lydon • Tue, Mar 5 • 1 Comment
Looking For Growth Economies: Getting The Right Ingredients
Far Horizon • Mon, Feb 11 • 3 Comments
Vibrant Asian ETFs: A Region Not To Be Ignored
Bruce Vanderveen • Sat, Jan 26 • 1 Comment
Southeast Asian Tigers: On The Roar Again
Investment Biker • Tue, Jan 22 • 5 Comments
Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey And South Africa: CIVETS' 2013 Outlook
Benzinga • Thu, Jan 17 • 6 Comments
The World Remains Overbought
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jan 9 • 2 Comments
4 Best ETF Strategies For 2013
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Jan 7 • 2 Comments

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Howard Gold: Emerging markets have had their day — for now

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ETF Investing: India ETFs dive on inflation, rate jitters

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 16, 2011)
Emerging markets ETFs stumble into 2011

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 12, 2011)
Expect Bullish Market Momentum in the Near-Term: Strategist

at CNBC.com (Nov 1, 2010)
Outside the Box: The winners and losers of the financial crisis

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Asian Economies Hot Again And So Are Stock Markets

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Jon Markman's Speculations: Five places to invest before you retire

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 25, 2010)
Investors Should Be Cautious About Future: Strategists

at CNBC.com (Jul 8, 2010)
Analyst Watch: Portfolio Tips for Surviving Volatility

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IDX vs. ETF Alternatives

IDX Description

The Indonesia Index ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Indonesia Index. The Index provides exposure to publicly traded companies that are domiciled and primarily listed in Indonesia, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Indonesia. As such, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in this country.
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Country: Indonesia

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Asset Class Performance: Emerging Markets, Countries

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Friday, May 24, 9:04 AM Stocks in the Philippines (EPHE) add 0.62% to yesterday's losses, bringing Thursday/Friday's decline to 1.6%, erasing Tuesday/Wednesday's combined gains entirely (I, II). Indonesian equities (IDX) rise 0.66% as the JCI closes the week at 5,155, down 1.1% from Monday's close (See: IDX rises on new Fin. Min.). Elsewhere in the region, Vietnamese stocks (VNM) rise 0.41% and Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore are closed for a local holiday. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, May 20, 10:44 AM Indonesian stocks (IDX +1.3%) get a lift Monday, rising 1.4% in Jakarta after the country names Investment Coordinating Board chairman Chatib Basri (who has strong ties to the private sector) as new finance minister. Elsewhere in the region, Thai equities (THD +1.4%) once again get a boost from rate cut speculation as the SET jumps 0.95%. The Bank of Thailand may use a lower-than-expected read on Q1 GDP (5.3% expansion versus a consensus of 6%) to justify cutting the policy rate at its May 29 meeting (Nomura has the odds at 60%). Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, May 17, 9:26 AM Thai stocks (THD) rise 0.62%, helped by 7% gains for Shin Corp. (SHNZY.PK) and Minor International (MNILF.OB) which will both be added to the MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) index. Elsewhere in the region, stocks in Indonesia (IDX) rise 1.32%, continuing to defy analysts' predictions (I, II) of a steep sell-off, and post-midterm election profit-taking continues in the Philippines (EPHE), where stocks fall 0.42%. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, May 6, 6:40 AM Brace for a 10% correction in Indonesian equities (IDX), some analysts say, as concerns mount that the country's economy (which has seen nine consecutive quarters of 6%+ economic growth) is overheating. With inflation running at a near two-year high and a fuel subsidy cut set to push prices even higher, expect monetary policy to tighten going forward. "The belief is that interest rates have bottomed," one money manager tells Bloomberg. (previous) Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, May 6, 6:11 AM It's a banner day in Malaysian equity (EWM) and currency markets following the re-election of the ruling National Front coalition and Prime Minister Najib Razack's dominant UMNO party. The ringgit soars the most in three years and some individual stock names post double-digit gains on the session. The country's second largest bank, CIMB Group, has its best day in more than a decade. Across the region, Vietnamese equities (VNM) climb nearly 3% and Indonesian shares (IDX) rise 1.35% in Jakarta despite persistent inflation worries. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 30, 11:38 AM Underscoring the bubble worries of Credit Suisse, HSBC, and the IMF (among others), Indonesian (IDX +0.1%) and Malaysian (EWM -0.4%) stocks hit record highs thanks to "strong quarterly earnings and expectations that the Fed and ECB" will not veer from the stimulus course. "Indonesia is the furthest ahead in the economic cycle," Credit Suisse warns, "lending growth is double the pace" of nominal GDP growth. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 3, 2:14 PM Today also saw Global X's launch of the first ever ETF covering Central Asia republics and Mongolia (AZIA). The fund's portfolio will be spread between Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and will charge 0.69%. This compares as follows to other Asian country ETFs: VNM - 0.76%, THD - 0.62%, IDX - 0.57%, EWM - 0.52%, EPHE - 0.59%. Comment!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 2:02 AM Economists expect little action from a slew of Asia-Pacific rate decisions this week. Given the rise in oil prices and the easing of eurozone meltdown concerns, central banks in South Korea, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia are expected to hold rates steady. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, January 13, 2012, 7:00 AM Chevron (CVX) will make a major investment decision on an offshore gas field in Indonesia shortly, according to regulators. The nation - Southeast Asia's largest crude producer - looks to reverse a steady decline in output that led to its withdrawal from OPEC. Comment! [Energy, Global & FX]
Thursday, November 17, 2011, 9:59 AM Inflation worries have quickly been replaced in Asia, where recently hawkish central banks - Indonesia and South Korea to name two - are either sitting on their hands or beginning to slash rates as 2012 starts to look bleak. Of course, China is the gorilla, and, as of yet, hasn't begun to lift its clampdown on credit. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7:24 AM Japanese companies may start investing to build factories in Indonesia and Vietnam after the flooding disaster in Thailand dramatically exposes a need to diversify manufacturing operations. Economist Tohru Nishihama sees the economic opportunity for Thailand's neighbors: "Indonesia has a large population and its domestic demand is quite strong, while Vietnam’s population is increasing." Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 7:14 AM In a surprise move, Indonesia cuts its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 6.5%, commenting that inflation is on track to fall below its 5% target. Indonesia ETF: IDX -18% for the last quarter. (PR) Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, September 16, 2011, 7:35 AM The Reserve Bank of India raises its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 8.25%, the 12th hike in a cycle that began in March 2010. The move contrasts with recent surprise cuts by Brazil, Turkey, and Russia. "A premature change in the policy stance could harden inflationary expectations, thereby diluting the impact of past policy actions," says the RBI. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, August 1, 2011, 10:49 AM India cuts its official growth estimate for 2011 to 8.2%, still higher than private economists are predicting. More data to chew on: the July PMI prints at 53.6 from 55.3 previously, the 3rd consecutive decline. With inflation continuing above 9%, its unlikely monetary policy will soon stray from its tightening path. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, May 26, 2011, 3:45 PM Indonesia's rapid growth and abundance of commodities has made it a favorite with investors, but the country's infrastructure is woefully inadequate. Improvements are on the way, but they take time. "We don't make decisions like China ... (we're) a democracy," says an official. IDX, EIDO +43% Y/Y. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 8:20 AM Underperformers in 2011, emerging markets, particularly India and China, could benefit from the sell-off in commodities as easing inflation pressure allows central banks to take their foot off the brake. With stock valuations low on a relative basis, look for liquidity to shift from commodities to these markets. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]

Nicholas Pardini
New Emerging Markets Weekly Video. This week's focus: Indonesia $IDX http://bit.ly/WUVFgz
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iadops40
The race to Indonesia before ban on mineral exports in 2014. REMX IDX EIDO http://bit.ly/ViKY3f
10/22/12
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iadops40
The off beaten path in Indonesia IDX EEM VWO http://t.co/HFmyW5l7
10/20/12
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iadops40
property exuberance is reborn in Indonesia, real-estate markets soaring IDX EIDO IDXJ EEM http://stks.co/nCVk
10/16/12
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Indonesia to spend $1.5B on major upgrades to Jakarta's International Airport IDX EMIF PXR http://stks.co/kCHE
10/10/12
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Windsun33
EWT, EWY, IDX some other Asian ETF's bouncing off of 52 week highs.
9/14/12
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IDX down ~6%, reason, expanding govt regulation in banking & foreign ownership. http://bit.ly/JiltJM & http://nyti.ms/JijxW8
5/25/12
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Michael Bryant
Bloomberg said that 2012 might be the year to invest in Indonesia (IDX). To me, that is bullish on commodities. What do you think?
12/31/11
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SlingWing9: Indonesia was taken down because of the global slowdown. With their own strong consumer base, they should be among first to recover.
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Michael Bryant
"Indonesia Becomes Emerging Markets Hotspot." http://yhoo.it/fq6hKY IDX looks good.
4/26/11
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John Ward
International ETFs showing some life: EDC, BRF, FXI, IDX, ILF, EWM, EWY, EWA, EWC, FXA, THD, EWD...
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IDX Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF

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Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF