Yuan

China will be providing more exposure to its currency and ETFs related to the country have responded quite favorably in the US. The Chinese yuan will now trade more freely against the U.S. dollar, according to MarketWatch. The news gave a lift to Chinese-specific ETFs. Two notable ETFs started out the week on the right [...]

Although currency funds have yet to capture a large portion of the exchange-traded fund market, other opportunities exist for investors in the ETF landscape. One such opportunity, iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), a stock fund, is expected to rise with China’s currency. Analysts expect that Chinese stocks catering to consumer [...]

As the world economy weakens through nearly two years of recession, China’s stimulus driven economy is exploding in every direction. A growing export economy has exerted a tremendous impact on the boom, which has covered all sectors of the Chinese economy, including real estate. Chinese exports rose 17.7% year over year against 55.9% growth in [...]

Exchange-traded commodity and currency funds may have plenty in common, but one distinct characteristic drives them apart. While commodities investors fear the contango, or a difference in prices between front month contracts, currency investors should embrace it. There is concern amongst investors over the rising price of the Chinese yuan on the futures market and [...]

The very first options on actively-managed ETFs were released today, as WisdomTree and the NASDAQ OMX Group have reached an agreement to allow WisdomTree’s actively managed currency funds to start listing options on the exchange. WisdomTree’s funds will be the first actively managed funds to give investors access to options, opening the door for option [...]

Investors looking for more from China’s stimulus package sold off the leading emerging market ETF on news the stimulus would remain unchanged, as reported by Reuters. The Chinese stimulus package is very important for emerging markets that would be directly affected by the government’s infrastructure spending of more than $585 billion. The spending will go [...]

ETFs tracking the Chinese markets could significantly benefit from the dramatic economic stimulus planned for China. The Chinese government’s fiscal stimulus package may rise to seven or eight trillion Yuan, nearly doubling the originally planned package of four trillion Yuan, according to Bloomberg. Economist Sun Mingchun commented, “This may be a harbinger of another investment [...]

Barclays Bank has provided a diversified opportunity to invest in various currencies of the Asian region. According to the Mondo Visione article, Barclays has listed a new ETN on the NYSE Arca that gives access to eight different currencies within emerging markets of Asia. The new ETN, known as the Barclays GEMS Asia 8 ETN [...]

The release date for five new International Currency Income ETFs is set for May 13, 2008 on the NYSE Arca. Wisdom Tree has teamed up with Dreyfus Corporation to develop the international currency funds. According to Wisdom Tree’s President and COO, Bruce Lavine, “For the first time, we are bringing the ETF structure to an [...]