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Fitch Joins E.U. Downgrade Waves (EWK, IRE, EIRL, IRL, EWI, TI, EWP, STD)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Fitch has joined in on the European sovereign credit rating downgrades.  First it was S&P, but we might argue that this should have mostly been factored in already.  Is it ...
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Fitch Throws Downgrades For Italy & Spain (EWI, EWP)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 12:35 pm

The ratings agencies are at it again.  We have noted that the PIIGS will continue to see downgrades and that is what we are seeing today.  Fitch downgraded both Italy and ...
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D-Day for PIIGS ADRs (TI, EWI, PT, IRL, AIB, IRE, NBG, EWP, STD, BBVA, SNF)

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 11:08 am

If you are surprised about the newest crash scenario boiling up outside of Greece, this is something we have been covering routinely.  While the beastly pace is surprising, how big ...
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Beyond Greece & ECB, Debt Woes Only Growing Elsewhere in Europe (TI, PT, EWI, AIB, IRE, NBG, EWP, SNF)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 7:18 am

Greece saved itself with its latest austerity measures.  For a few months, maybe.  If you have read about Greece's woes and read about the bailout and rescue process, the real ...
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Spain/Netherlands: Looking at ‘World Cup Effect’ in ADRs & ETFs (SNF, EWP, BBVA, STD, REP, TEF, EWN, PHG)

Posted: July 12, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Chances are good that you have heard of trading theories such as "The January Effect," "The Super Bowl Effect," and even the "Sell in May and Go Away!" trading strategies.  ...
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The Unusual Suspects (AIG, AZN, BRK-A, BRK-B, MCO, C, GNMK, IEP, LGF, SI, STP, PHYS, SNF, EWP, TEF)

Posted: May 29, 2010 at 10:34 am

We have an unusual cast of characters in this week's version of THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for the week ahead, with almost none being tied to earnings.  Some of the key ...
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Select Fund Sell-Offs in Europe (EWP, EWI, EWG, EWU, EWQ, IEV, IRL, SNF, GF, RNE, CEE, EWL)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 2:50 pm

It is not hard to find ADRs which have sold off by about 50%, and some are worse than that out of Europe.  These shares are getting the double-whammy now ...
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Kissing PIIGS… S&P Downgrades Spain (SNF, EWP, BBVA, STD, REP, TEF)

Posted: April 28, 2010 at 11:54 am

Standard & Poor's just hit the brakes on the markets, a day after cutting Greece and Portugal.  The PIIGS are taking another toll, with the cut today being the long-term ...
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Spain’s Surprising Bond Sale (SNF, EWP)

Posted: February 17, 2010 at 10:09 am

If you have followed all the news about sovereign debt risks in the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain), you would think that perhaps the Euro was about to ...
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Weekend Bargain Hunters Visiting PIIGS (PT, IRE, AIB, IRE, NBG, OTE, CCH, DRYS, DSX, SNF, EWP, BBVA, STD, REP, TEF)

Posted: January 29, 2010 at 11:31 am

First it was Iceland, then came the PIIGS... This is of course the acronym for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain.... although this is really an issue of PIGS front ...
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Spain Joins Credit Rating Negativity (BBV, STD, REP, TEF, SNF, EWP)

Posted: December 9, 2009 at 9:37 am

Monday and Tuesday came the downgrades for Greece by ratings agencies.  Now it is Spain's turn, or at least the writing is on the wall.  Standard & Poor's has revised ...
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