Dollar

Global fears of another deflationary wave stemming from Dubai and Greece debt issues have sent investors fleeing from gold ETFs. The most popular fund, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), shed 13.72 tons in just one day of trading this week. The recent dip in gold prices from $1200 to $1120 per [...]

The vitality of currency ETFs was long questioned, as only a few were operating with enough assets to cover expenses. However, investors recently have picked up the pace, investing nearly as much in October as the first nine months of 2009 combined. $548 million was added to currency ETFs in October, pushing the year to [...]

Deutsche Bank’s PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) ran out of shares as investors bought the fund to hedge against changes in the US dollar. The fund, which has net assets of $500 million, has experienced dramatic popularity as an easily traded play on the US dollar. After [...]

Currency ETFs have experienced a difficult time gaining traction on the NYSE. However, one fund is finding a niche in predicting Fed changes in monetary policy. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) has option investors reeling to place their bets on what direction the Fed will take [...]

In a new filing, iShares hopes to further solidify itself in the bond ETF industry with two new funds that shall fill a void in the fixed income ETF space. The two proposed funds are the iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund (CLY) and iShares 10+ Year Government/Credit Bond Fund (GLJ). The iShares 10+ Year [...]

Stalled temporarily just above $1,000, gold made a surprise breakout to upwards of $1050 this week as investors questioned the viability of a U.S. dollar reserve currency. Investors pushed the spot price of gold as high as $1,050.70 per ounce, according to Reuters, with the U.S. Gold Shares ETF (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), [...]

Close inspection into September’s ETF inflows suggests that investors are concerned about inflation. The top exchange-traded funds were anti-dollar and anti-US stocks. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) raked in an astounding $2 billion, followed by iShares Barclay TIPS fund (TIP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) at $847 million. Emerging market funds [...]

As investors move away from risk and the US dollar, silver and gold exchange-traded funds have logged their best week in months. Metal miners have moved even more due to the natural leverage, and the increase in earnings is prices move higher. SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) and the iShares [...]

After falling to reach lows last touched in December, the U.S. dollar is receiving bullish action from options speculators. Large purchases in the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) suggests the dollar may be moving higher in the upcoming months. During ordinarily light volume, one investor purchased 5,000 October 24 [...]

Gold ETFs’ recent success is leading investors to believe any recovery will come in the form of a weak dollar. As equity prices edge higher, gold too has gained, contradicting “safe-haven” appeal that was so popular just months ago. Gold offers an unparalleled hedge against inflation. As investors back out of safe investments, the value [...]