One Man’s Opinion: Is The European Central Bank Likely To Cut Refinance Rates In June While Refraining From QE?

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The eurozone grew in the first quarter despite no mending of balance-sheets at the macro-level and stagnation in France and the Netherlands, said David Owen, Chief European Economist at Jefferies International.  The building blocks for a sustainable and strong-based recovery were not simply there. Inflation in May is likely to print at or below 0.5 percent, which will put pressure …

New ETFs On The Block: The iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF (BYLD)

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iShares, the exchange-traded funds arm of BlackRock Inc, has launched a “fund of funds”  in an effort to offer investors decent returns in a low interest rate environment. The iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF (BYLD) is the latest addition to its portfolio of bond ETFs and aims to solve the risk-reward conundrum. With the Fed announcing in no uncertain terms …

05-16-2014

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ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For May 16, 2014 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05152014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, May 16, 2014 GOING NOWHERE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets This was the week in which the S&P 500 attempted to break through its psychologically important 1,900 milestone …

ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For May 16, 2014

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ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05152014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, May 16, 2014 GOING NOWHERE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets This was the week in which the S&P 500 attempted to break through its psychologically important 1,900 milestone marker. We came close on Monday and Tuesday before …

Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 05/15/2014

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ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, May 15, 2014 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 Our main directional indicator, the Domestic Trend Tracking Index (TTI), broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. …

A Mixed Bag Of Data Whacks The Bulls

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was a one-two punch based on disappointing earnings and a mixed bag of data that sent the bulls to the mat, at least for the time being. All major indexes lost as the intra-day chart above shows. Despite the manufacturing index coming in better than expected and a reduced number of …