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ECB Day And Other DevelopmentsMarc Chandler • Thu, May 2
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Global Equities Continue To RecoverCalafia Beach Pundit • Wed, May 1 -
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Catching Waves Across The PondFranklin Templeton Investments • Thu, Apr 18 -
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Thursday's ETF To Watch: European ETFJared Cummans • Thu, Jan 12, 2012 -
Eurozone CPI Report Brings Vanguard European Stock ETF Into FocusStoyan Bojinov • Thu, Dec 15, 2011 -
Stock ETFs Breathe Easier After Greece Referendum ShelvedTom Lydon • Fri, Nov 4, 2011
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Thursday's ETF to Watch: Vanguard EuropeanEric Dutram • Thu, Oct 7, 2010 -
Friday’s ETF to Watch: Vanguard EuropeJared Cummans • Fri, Aug 13, 2010
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Oaktree Capital's Howard Marks on Greek TragedyMarket Folly • Mon, Aug 2, 2010 -
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Athens Up A Ridiculous 4.5%The Business Insider • Wed, Feb 10, 2010 -
Is the Vanguard Europe ETF Being Overlooked?Gary Gordon • Thu, Sep 10, 2009 -
One Eurozone but Many Sets of Growth and Price / Inflation DataThe Prudent Investor • Mon, Jun 29, 2009
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ECB Day And Other DevelopmentsMarc Chandler • Thu, May 2
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Global Equities Continue To RecoverCalafia Beach Pundit • Wed, May 1
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Catching Waves Across The PondFranklin Templeton Investments • Thu, Apr 18
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- Wednesday, January 2, 7:13 AM European markets soar as they catch up to Monday afternoon's big rally in the States and react to last night's fiscal cliff deal. Stoxx 50 +3.6%, led by Spain +3.1%. The euro +0.5% to $1.3256. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Saturday, December 22, 2012, 11:00 AM "Europe's for sale," declares the Barron's cover story arguing the Continent's stocks (VGK) remain cheap even after a 25% run since June 1. The yield on the Stoxx 600 is 3.8% vs. 2.2% on the S&P 500, and while the political crisis makes the headlines, Europe's firms have been busily cleaning up balance sheets, reducing capex, and building up cash balances. 14 Comments [Global & FX]
- Friday, December 21, 2012, 11:42 AM Europe's on the mend. It's the U.S. with the fiscal issues now. Stocks across the pond barely flinch at the large sell off in the States, the Stoxx 50 closing -0.3%, with Italy the outlier on the upside, +0.4%. The euro -0.8% to $1.3166. The iShares MSCI Europe ETF (VGK) is up 16.4% YTD, nearly 400 basis points better than the SPY. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 8:16 AM Based simply on recent PMI levels, Western stock markets are 15-35% overvalued, says Deutsche Bank, which believes the Fed's QE∞ and the ECB's OMT have allowed equities a 6-month grace period. If early 2013 economic prints don't start to improve, look for stock markets to give up and adjust downward. 6 Comments [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
- Monday, December 3, 2012, 12:47 PM Among JPMorgan's (JPM) 9 market themes for 2013 is its belief European equities will outperform the U.S. as fiscal issues which have dogged the Continent for so long now move across the pond. It's more continuation play than contrarian play as Europe (VGK) has bested the U.S. (SPY) by nearly 300 basis points thus far in 2012. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Thursday, November 29, 2012, 11:54 AM Thankfully closing before the House Speaker took the mic, Europe closes sharply higher, catching up to and surpassing yesterday's rally in the States. The Stoxx 50 +1.3%, led by Italy +2.8%. The euro flat at $1.2954. A quick check of the Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF (VGK) finds it ahead 13.4% YTD, exactly matching the SPY. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
- Friday, October 26, 2012, 11:59 AM European shares manage gains to end the week despite a brief flutter on comments from the German finmin: "Greece's eurozone membership has not been decided." Stoxx 50 +0.8%, led by France +0.8%. Spain lags, closing -0.2%. Since Draghi's "whatever it takes" comments in late July, Europe (as represented by VGK) has gained 8.5%, beating the S&P 500 by 500 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:11 AM Just maybe the French economy has not bottomed. Industrial confidence declined to 85 in October, the lowest read since August 2009. European shares are at session lows, the Stoxx 50 -1.4% in what seems to be a continuation of yesterday's selling - cut short by a furious late rally in the U.S. The euro -0.4% to $1.3000. Spain: Downgrades, and missed targets, but that's not news. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 9:47 AM Ahead of the times? WisdomTree is changing the broad international focus of its HEDJ ETF into one offering exposure solely to European exporters (while hedging against euro fluctuations). Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
- 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)." 11 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, August 3, 2012, 7:13 AM European shares gain back nearly all (and in some countries more) of yesterday's sharp sell-off as the implications of yesterday's ECB meeting become clear. Yes, there was no immediate candy, but the EU is not the U.S. and the ECB is not the Fed. These things take time, and action is coming. Draghi: "Over the coming weeks, we will design the appropriate modalities for such policy measures." 10 Comments [Global & FX, Top Stories]
- Thursday, August 2, 2012, 4:52 PM The ECB recognizes it is no longer "properly in control of monetary conditions across the eurozone," writes HSBC's Stephen King in an outstanding piece deserving to be the day's final word on the subject. The good news is the bank is now busily working on ways to fix this. Investors may want to rethink today's gloomy response to such, even if improved monetary conditions are no panacea. 4 Comments [Global & FX]
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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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Cabeza Howe: $ECON at record high last week. In the past each time it made a high it declined for at least a month not long after. Buy ONLY AFTER dips.
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Cabeza Howe
JP Morgan Chief Economist positive on Europe and #China next year. $GXC $FXI $CAF $VGK $SPY http://bit.ly/QH8gjv - View all 0 replies
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Joey Goret
I'm taking profits of the table and using the VXX to hedge, and also using the VGK to profit on the downturn that is imminent in Europe - View all 2 replies
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Joey Goret: If I had the tolerance a bet a good turn a profit but these fuluctuations between 5-7 percent up and down is too much..
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Peter Beller
VGK. Europe dips on Greece bond downgrade, but the crisis may liberalize economies that need to loosen up, and that's a win for Europe. - View all 0 replies
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Irishmedic: I know EPV is leveraged reverse, have used it, never assumed I would want the know the leveraged up one lol
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Irishmedic: Hmm, UPV is the ultra MSCI Europe. Might be worth a romp for monday, only problem, will be priced in well by open
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