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Twelve new currency ETNs are now available for trade on Xetra. ETF Securities has issued the unique group of ETNs, which focus on foreign exchange rates with the euro, as well as emerging market currency. According to the press release, the new ETNs will allow investors the ability to capture exchange rates of the euro [...]

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 [...]

A handful of weak economic indicators has propelled gold to an all-time high. With a blend of low interest rates, weak dollar, rising jobless claims, and erratic equities, U.S. investors are fleeing to the shelter of gold. Gold futures closed at a record high of $1,248.70 an ounce Thursday. SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD: Profile, [...]

Following fears of a contagion coming out of Greece and Spain, normally quiet currency ETFs attracted large option interest. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) recorded a call to put ratio of 198 to 1, signifying investors’ flight. One trader represented most of the volume, selling 20,500 calls with [...]

Bond king PIMCO has filed to create six new funds, one of which will be actively-managed. The newest offerings tap into PIMCO’s already existing line of bond ETFs, which are a current investor favorite. The new funds are as follows: 1. PIMCO 0-3 Year Banking Sector Corporate Bond Index Fund 2. PIMCO 1-5 Year High [...]

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 [...]

WisdomTree has filed with the SEC to create two new funds that track the change of the American dollar against a basket of world currencies. The new funds will compete with PowerShares US DB Dollar ETF (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which has attracted more than $3 billion from investors. The WisdomTree Rising Dollar [...]

To welcome the New Year, WisdomTree launched the WisdomTree International Hedged Equity ETF (HEDJ: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) on December 31. The fund will be the first ETF to hedge its own positions against changes in international exchange rates. Investors have long been plagued with the ties to currency movements, as international stocks usually [...]

Investors who were bearish on the dollar during recession are flocking back into the USD for safety. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which tracks twice the daily return of the US Dollar, will have to issue 240 million new shares just to keep up with the [...]

Recent Morningstar data finds that investors are leaving the sidelines and buying into riskier instruments. Exchange-traded funds enjoyed a healthy $14 billion in inflows in November alone. Exchange-traded funds have brought in $77.8 billion year-to-date, with nine straight months of net inflows. Much of the $14 billion in November inflows went to emerging-market and international [...]