Articles Referencing BZF

The Key to International ETF Investing - Investment Ideas

2/5/2013, 1:40 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks

Investors have largely embraced international ETFs to start 2013. Funds tracking emerging markets have seen particularly huge inflows and are easily setting the pace for ETFs this year. Yet... Read >>

BRICS' Other Problem: Sliding Currencies

6/28/2012, 2:15 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, ETFs, Investing Ideas

Each member of the BRICS quintet has its own batch of specific economic problems. In China, inflation remains pesky, while investors are concerned about the ability of policymakers to engineer... Read >>

How King Dollar May Plague These ETFs

6/12/2012, 7:38 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

Not that long ago, many so-called experts, pundits, and traders speculated that the U.S. dollar would lose its reserve currency status. The dollar appeared to be on its way to more... Read >>

Under The Hood: BONO, But Not U2 (BONO, ELD, EMCB)

5/31/2012, 1:49 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

One of the more obvious trends in the exchange-traded products industry this year has been the introduction of scores of new emerging markets bond ETFs. Whether it's corporate issues or ... Read >>

Will the Treasury Defend the U.S. Dollar?

10/21/2010, 10:22 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, US Markets

Gary Dorsch ( Global Money Trends ) submits: Everything depends on proper listening. Of ten people who listen to the same speech or story, each person may well understand... Read >>

Geithner discounts "currency wars"

10/6/2010, 2:16 pm from Emerging Money in Investing, Forex and Currencies, Investing Ideas, International

Tim Geithner has been very diplomatic in the past where the Chinese yuan is concerned. He remains a voice of reason as the rest of the world starts talking about "currency warfare." ... Read >>

Real-wary Brazil taxes foreign bond buys

10/5/2010, 9:24 am from Emerging Money in News Headlines, International, ETFs, Forex and Currencies

Brazil is following through on threats to raise the amount it charges foreign investors as it pursues new ways to weaken its own currency and safeguard its prospects for economic growth. The... Read >>

Dilma may need a run-off vote Presidential election in Brazil

10/4/2010, 10:58 am from Emerging Money in Investing, International, Investing Ideas

With 86% of the votes in, Dilma Rousseff is firmly in the lead in the race to become Brazil’s next leader, but unless she wins by a majority, a run-off round will be necessary. Roussell,... Read >>

Rethinking a Dollar-Heavy Asset Allocation

9/29/2010, 11:01 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, US Markets

James Picerno submits: "Like it or not, significant dollar depreciation is more probable than most now suppose," writes Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of... Read >>