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Why Sovereigns Default On Local Currency Debt
Cullen Roche • Tue, May 14
Don't Own Any High Yield Bonds? Are You Sure?
Carole Cable • Tue, Mar 26 • 2 Comments
Fidelity Increases Commission-Free ETF Count to 66
Ron Rowland • Mon, Mar 18 • 2 Comments
Casey Smith Positions For 2013: Passively Allocating To Long-Term Healthy Asset Classes
Casey Smith • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 • 7 Comments
International Bond ETFs For Yield, Diversification
Tom Lydon • Fri, Dec 21, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why You Should Ignore Clever Ideas In Bond Documentation
Felix Salmon • Wed, Nov 28, 2012 • 1 Comment
World's Cheapest ETF Portfolio: Institutional-Caliber Diversification For 8 Basis Points
IndexUniverse • Thu, Sep 27, 2012 • 16 Comments
Sovereign Debt Default Risk Plummets
Bespoke Investment Group • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Evolution Of Treasury And Muni Bond Yields
Cullen Roche • Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Spain Gets Ransom, Eurozone Still Hostage
Carlos X. Alexandre • Mon, Jun 11, 2012
Hablas Bonos? Translating Views Into Fixed Income
Matt Tucker • Fri, May 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
Top 10 Global Government Bond ETFs
David Fry • Tue, May 8, 2012 • 4 Comments
Euro Spreads: Spain Leading The Race To '11 Highs
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Apr 23, 2012
iShares Files For New Global Bond Fund ETF
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Mar 19, 2012
Europe Is On An Ugly Road
Tim Duy • Fri, Feb 3, 2012 • 20 Comments
The Troika Vs. Greece
Felix Salmon • Mon, Jan 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
Lisbon's Woes Are Looking Greek
Marc Chandler • Fri, Jan 27, 2012 • 12 Comments
The New European Sovereign Debt Market Threatens International Bond ETFs
David Urban • Fri, Jan 27, 2012
International Bond ETF Guide: All the Options For Ex-U.S. Fixed Income Exposure
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jan 27, 2012
3 PIIGS Are Looking Much Better
Calafia Beach Pundit • Thu, Jan 26, 2012 • 5 Comments

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Is Libya the World’s Biggest Sucker or a Sovereign Warren Buffett?
Wall St. Cheat Sheet • Wed, Jul 21, 2010 • 7 Comments
Bond ETF Reversal Alert
Trade Radar Operator • Tue, Jul 20, 2010
ECB Failed Fixed-Term Deposit Auction
Kid Dynamite • Wed, Jun 30, 2010 • 2 Comments
Debt/GDP World Map: It's Full of Debt
Paul Kedrosky • Sun, Apr 11, 2010 • 2 Comments
Playing the Scapegoat Game: Greece and the European Commission
Jim Delaney • Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Five Pack of Ex-U.S. Treasury Bond Funds
Thomas Smicklas • Thu, May 28, 2009 • 2 Comments

Why Sovereigns Default On Local Currency Debt
Cullen Roche • Tue, May 14
Don't Own Any High Yield Bonds? Are You Sure?
Carole Cable • Tue, Mar 26 • 2 Comments
Fidelity Increases Commission-Free ETF Count to 66
Ron Rowland • Mon, Mar 18 • 2 Comments
Casey Smith Positions For 2013: Passively Allocating To Long-Term Healthy Asset Classes
Casey Smith • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 • 7 Comments
International Bond ETFs For Yield, Diversification
Tom Lydon • Fri, Dec 21, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why You Should Ignore Clever Ideas In Bond Documentation
Felix Salmon • Wed, Nov 28, 2012 • 1 Comment
World's Cheapest ETF Portfolio: Institutional-Caliber Diversification For 8 Basis Points
IndexUniverse • Thu, Sep 27, 2012 • 16 Comments
Sovereign Debt Default Risk Plummets
Bespoke Investment Group • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Evolution Of Treasury And Muni Bond Yields
Cullen Roche • Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Spain Gets Ransom, Eurozone Still Hostage
Carlos X. Alexandre • Mon, Jun 11, 2012
Hablas Bonos? Translating Views Into Fixed Income
Matt Tucker • Fri, May 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
Top 10 Global Government Bond ETFs
David Fry • Tue, May 8, 2012 • 4 Comments
Euro Spreads: Spain Leading The Race To '11 Highs
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Apr 23, 2012
iShares Files For New Global Bond Fund ETF
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Mar 19, 2012
Europe Is On An Ugly Road
Tim Duy • Fri, Feb 3, 2012 • 20 Comments
The Troika Vs. Greece
Felix Salmon • Mon, Jan 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
Lisbon's Woes Are Looking Greek
Marc Chandler • Fri, Jan 27, 2012 • 12 Comments
The New European Sovereign Debt Market Threatens International Bond ETFs
David Urban • Fri, Jan 27, 2012
International Bond ETF Guide: All the Options For Ex-U.S. Fixed Income Exposure
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jan 27, 2012
3 PIIGS Are Looking Much Better
Calafia Beach Pundit • Thu, Jan 26, 2012 • 5 Comments

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Market Extra: 6 ways to profit from Draghi’s bond plan

at MarketWatch.com (Sep 6, 2012)
Muni, high-yield, emerging-market bond ETFs growing

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 31, 2012)
ETF Investing: Greece, Spain debt turmoil rattles ETF investors

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 28, 2010)

IGOV vs. ETF Alternatives

IGOV Description

The iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US.
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In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International and Emerging Market Government Bond ETFs
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Monday, March 18, 4:57 AM Ron Rowland offers additional highlights on the recently expanded lineup of commission-free ETFs over at Fidelity including the following caveat: Funds not held for 30 days by retail investors or 60 days by RIAs using Fidelity as a custodian will be subject to a $7.95 per-trade commission. Some RIAs have complained that the longer holding period directed at them is unfair. Rowland spells out the full list of affected ETFs here. Comment!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 1:05 PM Stable or shrinking yield premiums to Treasurys suggest some emerging market sovereign debt is emerging as a safe-haven play. Of note are Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, but the Philippines and Indonesia are also on the list of those not necessarily selling off every time markets go into "risk off" mode. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 10:44 AM The IMF warns fiscal concerns are cutting the supply of "safe" government debt just at the time when demand for such assets are rising. Such scarcity risks raising the price of safe assets to worrisome levels (witness Germany yesterday). 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 5:55 AM G7 countries will need to refinance over $7.6T of debt this year, with the amount increasing to more than $8T when interest payments are included. Japan leads the way with $3T, followed by the U.S. with $2.8T. Crucially, Italy will need to raise $428B and pay another $70B in interest. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy, Global & FX]
Friday, August 5, 2011, 4:53 AM Italian and Spanish bond yields are rising ever higher and world markets are being routed, but for the ECB to step in would be "like pouring water into a bucket with a hole in it," says governing council member Luc Coene. Seems like he's pouring water onto an electric fire. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Top Stories]
Friday, August 5, 2011, 4:22 AM Further increases in Italian and Spanish bond yields make a mockery of the ECB's buying of just Irish and Portuguese debt. Italian 10-year bond yields hit more fresh euro-era highs, rising 0.15 percentage point to 6.35%. Those of Spain hit 6.358%. Meanwhile, the yield on gilts touches a record low of 2.59%. Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 8:15 AM Tim Geithner and Treasury may not be intentionally holding down the dollar, but that doesn't mean it's poised for any kind of rally. There are still ways to profit from the incredible shrinking greenback, including large-cap heavy exporters, international bonds, gold (of course), and some - not all - foreign currencies. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy, Quick Ideas, Global & FX, Commodities]
Thursday, April 7, 2011, 5:05 PM GE Asset Management, following "very, very aggressive run-ups" in credit markets, is unloading its CMBS, junk bonds, and emerging market debt in favor of longer term Treasuries. CIO Paul Colonna sees not a recession, but an economic slowdown enough to "impact asset prices." 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Thursday, March 24, 2011, 5:53 PM It looks like the IMF has finally gotten the memo, declaring in a blog post that government bonds are not the risk-free asset they once were. The main implication being that sovereign paper now assumes the characteristics of a credit instrument - the price mainly reflects probability of default. 9 Comments [Global & FX]

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Can someone tell me how to short IGOV with a LEAP Option? I cannot find it anywhere. Thanks in advance
8/23/11
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WaysToPlay: Harvard's Rogoff Sees Sovereign Defaults, 'Painful' Austerity http://bit.ly/cV40RS $EMB $IGOV #ETF #MKT #PIGS #Europe #Debt
2/23/10
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WaysToPlay: Handy sovereign risk table http://bit.ly/dCD11H $IGOV #ETF #MKT #Debt #Greece #PIIGS #PIGS
2/12/10
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WaysToPlay: Who's Next? Spain? Italy?, Debt fears are spreading http://bit.ly/a5Pap7 $IGOV $FXE $EWP $EWI #ETF #MKT #FX #Euro #PIIGS
2/4/10
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WaysToPlay: Greece part of unfolding sovereign debt story http://bit.ly/b9ykH6 $GIM $IGOV #ETF #MKT #Greece #Debt #Crisis
1/29/10
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WaysToPlay: Hedging PIIGS Risk with ETFs http://bit.ly/aCAlEo $FXE $EUO $EWP $EWI $IGOV $EZU $IRL $SNF #Euro #PIIGS #ETF #MKT #FX
1/29/10
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new instablog: Hedging PIIGS Risk with ETFs $FXE $EUO $IGOV $EZU #BRIC #MAVENS #PIIGS #Euro #FX #ETF #MKT
1/28/10
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WaysToPlay: Doctor Doom: The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis http://bit.ly/84jM3d $IGOV #ETF #MKT #Roubini #Debt #Trading
1/14/10
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WaysToPlay: Insight: Sovereign default risks loom large http://bit.ly/7K5uwn $IGOV $FXE $EUO #Euro #ETF #MKT #FX #Trading
1/13/10
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WaysToPlay: Morgan Stanley: Rising Sovereign Debt Yields Are Always Bad News And Will Slam Stocks http://bit.ly/4WpKrS $MS $IGOV $SPX $SPY
1/8/10
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