
Paul Amery is the former European editor of ETF.com.
Paul Amery is the former European editor of ETF.com.
Equities have had a better seven days, but the witches' brew of the global debt markets continues to bubble away, and get murkier.
Courtesy of CMA DataVision, the credit market information specialists, here is a chart of the 10-year credit default swap spread for US Treasury bonds, from the beginning of the year.
After a torrid 2008 so far, how should investors view alternative energy ETFs?
The strains in the credit markets have erupted into an outright crisis.
Market views from today's Hedge 2008 conference in London
What risks are involved when ETFs' securities are lent out?
If it weren't for the spectacular implosion of the equity markets in 2008, the investment headlines would surely be taken by the collapse in commodity prices from their peaks earlier in the year.
The battle over bank dividends in the UK is of relevance for many ETF investors.