The European Central Bank is in a wait and watch mode, says Ansgar Belke, chair for macroeconomics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and is unlikely to do something extraordinary, like it did in September. Mario Draghi’s pledge to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro and plans to buy unlimited bonds from the secondary markets to bring down borrowing …
New ETFs On The Block: Index IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF (QMN)
IndexIQ, the leading New York-based issuer of alternative index-based ETFs, has announced the launch of IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF (QMN), a fund that provides investors exposure in a range of liquid and transparent market-neutral hedge funds by investing in a range of ETFs. QMN tracks the IQ Hedge Market neutral Index, a proprietary benchmark that seeks to replicate …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, October 5, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10042012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 5, 2012 US RALLY LOSES STEAM AS JOBS DRIVEN ADVANCE FADES; EUROPE HEADS HIGHER ON US JOBS REPORT US equities closed mixed Friday, but posted weekly gains after initial euphoria over a significant drop in US unemployment rate faded, …
10-05-2012
The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker—Monthly Review—September 30, 2012 US Markets Eye Jobs Data In The Final Quarter As Fed Stimulus Shows Signs Of Fading US stocks traded lower in the final days of an otherwise blockbuster quarter, as markets stepped back to analyze some of the QE3 inspired gains. The disappointing September Chicago PMI was the immediate trigger as the …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/04/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, October 4, 2012 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY — since 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …
Economic Report, ECB Spur Bank Rally; Europe Wobbles
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks jumped Thursday with the Dow registering its third gain session in four after the latest jobless report beat estimates, and the US Fed said it allegedly can manage risks arising out of the latest round of balance sheet expansion. Sentiment got a boost after a Labor Department report revealed initial unemployment benefits claims rose …