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CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust (XRU)

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  • Dollar Not Going Anywhere Soon - An Alternative to Sumitomo's Projection [View article]
    Appropriately you identify the dichotomy of China's ostensibly free economy and authoritarian political structure. Ironically, I'd... More »
    Comment by dsr70
    Nov 30 22:57 pm |
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  • Russia's Consumers Getting 'Carried Away' with Themselves? [View article]
    its not the first nor will it be the last time russia gets into financial problems.check out their default history.
    Comment by notsosmart
    Nov 27 10:32 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Russia's Consumers Getting 'Carried Away' with Themselves? [View article]
    I'd like to thank the author for the unparalleled insights he provides into the economies of Europe - I frequently visit the blog. The... More »
    Comment by Davewmart
    Nov 27 07:21 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Understanding Currency ETCs [View article]
    Very nice Felix, You've figured out HALF of the problem. Now, when it comes time to file the 1040, what mental contortions is a... More »
    Comment by jimmy46
    Nov 24 01:25 am |
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  • How U.S. Investors Can Play the Carry Trade [View article]
    CNN today reports the federal government will owe 4.8 trillion in interest by 2019. This is an incredibly imaginative and audacious... More »
    Comment by swaps
    Nov 19 17:49 pm |
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  • How U.S. Investors Can Play the Carry Trade [View article]
    The ETF market---Exchange-traded fund was launched during the Reagan deregulation era. Previous to Reagan, we still had most of the... More »
    Comment by EMS News
    Nov 19 11:05 am |
    Rating: +2 -2
  • How U.S. Investors Can Play the Carry Trade [View article]
    Great article, great comment, timing perfect. Just like popular magazine cover stories on a given market move tend to be sentiment... More »
    Comment by Cliff Wachtel
    Nov 19 01:43 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • How U.S. Investors Can Play the Carry Trade [View article]
    Why does the DBV look like the chart of the S & P? And if the S & P tanks won't the DBV tank as well?
    Comment by Gary A
    Nov 18 18:49 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • How U.S. Investors Can Play the Carry Trade [View article]
    Felix, you may have timed it perfectly. The unwinding of the carry trade could occur within the next few days. Let's see how much damage... More »
    Comment by Paul J. Lamont
    Nov 18 18:33 pm |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • How U.S. Investors Can Play the Carry Trade [View article]
    Thanks for the educational article. In the 90's we proclaimed there were more MUTUAL FUNDS then STOCKS (on the NYSE) now or soon we can... More »
    Comment by William M. Wright
    Nov 18 16:14 pm |
    Rating: +7 0
  • Understanding Currency ETCs [View article]
    So you get...the Spot return + INSTITUTIONAL interest rate differential + T-BILL rate = Sounds like a pretty good deal to me and seems... More »
    Comment by Maverick707
    Nov 17 16:45 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Understanding Currency ETCs [View article]
    Thank you for helping me understand the currency etfs. I can not afford to money market all the currencies so this make it possible to... More »
    Comment by very rare
    Nov 17 12:52 pm |
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  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    Alternatively, would the expectation of weakening dollar also incentivize US-based investors to put their money elsewhere to take... More »
    Comment by GeminiAtlas
    Nov 10 16:36 pm |
    Rating: +4 0
  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    Maybe this is contributing to the lower volumes. No reason for a foreign investor to put his money to work in US markets if he thinks... More »
    Comment by predictorman1000
    Nov 10 15:20 pm |
    Rating: +4 0
  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    Bespoke Inv Group: Your thesis is correct, and it provides good food for thought. Graham Summers wrote about this in depth in his... More »
    Comment by Robert Martorana
    Nov 10 14:47 pm |
    Rating: +5 0