Most international investors also want to invest in strong economies. After all, why should investors chase weak economies where their efforts may be treated poorly?
Jon OggThe pro-Japan quantitative easing trade is coming to an end. At least that is what Credit Suisse has telegraphed in its global equity strategy sector outlook. The firm’s Andrew Garthwaite calls…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 140 points after a dismal ISM manufacturing report on Monday. It is now down more than 1,000 points from its high.
The U.S. markets were closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Europe and Asia, however, were not closed.
Jon OggWisdomTree Investments Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has been winning and winning due to its great Japan bet on a hedged Japan Equity ETF, which moved to eliminate the currency risks of the yen…
Jon OggEndless printing of money to purchase assets and bonds in Japan is a real game-changing initiative. It devalues what had become a very overvalued Yen but creates problems for the rest…
Jon OggJapan has confirmed what we already expected in that its version of quantitative easing is going to be massive. Depending on how it comes about, somewhere between $75 billion and $80…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. is reviewing ETF strategies, nuances and trends with regularity, and we cannot help but to wonder about the so-called hedged international exchange traded funds (ETFs). These hedged ETFs are…
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is out with its so-called RIC-Report for its clients. There is good news for equity investors, but not such good news for investors in municipal bonds,…
ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his…
Jon OggMarc Faber, who is the publisher of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, gave an interview on Bloomberg Television this Monday showing some real caution that is mixed with some optimism. …
Jon OggOur “Daily ETF Watch” begs a question… Have the record inflows of investing capital that have recently into Japan been too much too fast for too volatile of a situation? TrimTabs Investment…
3.20 AM The Nikkei ended up 5.7% higher as problems with leaking reactors appeared to be temporarily under control. 8.50 PM The Nikkei recovered some of its lost ground in early trading…
This next week is going to be a very light one for earnings but will be a very active week for other news. The Japanese quake aftermath and many other more company-specific…
It is hard to focus solely on the economic impact of tragedy and catastrophe when you read headlines such as “death count 60…” and “death count exceeding 100…” Unfortunately, the damage and…
