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Czech Reports This Week Could Spur Euro Rally: Marc Chandler submits:The euro has slumped around 4% against the Czech koruna since November 2nd, and the news stream from Czech Republic has not been that supportive, giving the impression that koruna is being lifted by generalized factors.This has been a particularly difficult year for Czech politics. Recall that the...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Marc Chandler; External links 2009-11-09
The Trouble with Latvia: What It Is and Why It Matters: Edward Hugh submits: As I pointed out recently in the context of Latvia and the impending potential for a devaluation, there is a distinct risk of falling victim to the sin of crying wolf. Yet, as the plot inevitable thickens I am maintaining, as it were, my cry. There...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Edward Hugh; External links 2009-06-04
Will Emerging Currencies Undermine the Dollar?: Tick Talk submits: The leaders of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrghyzstan and Uzbekistan are meeting for two days (June 15-16) in Yakaterinburg, Russia see map to create strategies of interdependence that expressly avoid usage of the U.S. Dollar. The reason? Their respective concentrated financial exposure to a recently ridiculously weak...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Tick Talk; External links 2009-06-16
Israel Says Shalom to Emerging Market Status: FP Trading Desk submits: Israel is saying shalom, as in good-bye, to emerging market status and is joining the ranks of the developed world according to MSCI index classifications. Israel will now be included in the MSCI EAFE index with a current weighting of 0.83% as well as the...; Tags: Emerging Markets, FP Trading Desk; External links 2009-06-16
Taking Singapore's Economic Pulse: David Hunkar submits: The latest data from Singapore's government shows that the economy is still in contraction mode. First quarter GDP shrank by 10.1% vs. a year ago. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was just 3.3%. This figure is artificially kept low by the government due...; Tags: Emerging Markets, David Hunkar; External links 2009-06-17

I'm Really Tired (of This Market): David Goldman submits: As in this scene from Blazing Saddles, I’m tired of this market. There’s nothing to say that I haven’t set multiple times before, but here’s a note to make clear that I haven’t stopped thinking about things. I announced at the beginning of the...; Tags: US Market, Emerging Markets, Materials/Industrials, China, David Goldman; External links 2009-06-21
Pfizer: Looking to Do Deals in Emerging Markets: ChinaBio Today submits: Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) will use acquisitions and partnerships in an effort to become the number one drug seller in emerging markets such as China. Currently, Pfizer occupies the number three position. The emerging markets sector is worth $80 billion currently, and is expected to grow...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Healthcare, China, ChinaBio Today, Pfizer Inc.; External links 2009-06-21
iShares Launches Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF: IndexUniverse submits: iShares launched a new emerging markets infrastructure exchange-traded fund on Friday, June 19, with the debut of the iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund (NASDAQ: EMIF). EMIF holds a portfolio of 30 large-cap emerging market infrastructure companies focused in markets like China, Brazil and...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Index Universe; External links 2009-06-21
Saving America's Main Street: James Rickman submits: Today, the United States remains the richest and most powerful country in the world. Its military spans the globe. But from the Spanish Empire of the 16th century to the British Empire in the 20th century, great global powers have always found that their fortunes begin to...; Tags: US Market, Emerging Markets, James Rickman; External links 2009-06-21
iShares Floats Long Awaited Emerging Market Infrastructure Fund: iShares' long awaited emerging market infrastructure fund began trading last Friday. The iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund EMIF invests in infrastructure operators in the energy, transportation, and utlity sectors across major emerging markets, with a heavy weighting toward China and Latin America. The EMIF may seem to...; Tags: Emerging Markets, ETF, ETF Grind; External links 2009-06-21
Russia's Near Term Is Far from Rosy; Long Term Is Another Story: Jason Kelly submits: We've been watching Market Vectors Russia RSX since last August, and had a buy price target of $10 on it. Since we began watching, it fell from $40 in August to $10.34 in January when it barely missed our price target, rose to $26 at the...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Jason Kelly; External links 2009-06-22
The World Bank's Grim Picture of Emerging Economies: Research Recap submits: It is a hard to find much positive in the World Bank’s grim economic outlook for emerging economies. True, the Bank did increase its estimate of China’s growth to 7.2% from 6.5% this year, but that is not enough to make much difference. ...; Tags: US Market, Emerging Markets, Research Recap; External links 2009-06-23
Selling Intel Puts on Its Emerging Market Potential: Robert Weinstein submits: I started selling some Intel INTC August puts today. I am just starting to move into INTC by selling the AUG 14 puts starting at a price of .37 each and with 5 contracts. I normally start very small with my swing trading when it's to the...; Tags: Hardware, Emerging Markets, Robert Weinstein, Intel Corp.; External links 2009-06-24
Will Malaysian Stocks Catch up to Asian Peers?: Trader Mark submits: An interesting piece in Bloomberg Tuesday morning about the potential for Malaysia to "catch up" to its peers in Southeast Asia. I had not realized how much of a laggard Malaysia has been until I put the major countries into a 6 month chart (I should have...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Trader Mark; External links 2009-06-24
Israel's Public Market Needs Greater Liquidity: Benchmark VC Michael Eisenberg submits: Esther Levanon, Chairperson of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, gave the below interview on CNBC this morning. A few comments: 1. If Israel wants to attract serious foreign investment and liquidity to the TASE, it needs to get the liquidity up in the...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Michael Eisenberg; External links 2009-06-24
SPDR vs. iShares: Battle of the BRIC ETFs: Tom Schumacher submits: With the rapidly growing ETF product list, we thought it appropriate to differentiate like-products. Our attempt is to analyze funds among popular categories and compare their strengths and weaknesses against each other. Today's study: SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF BIK vs. iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund BKF....; Tags: ETF, Emerging Markets, ETFdesk.com; External links 2009-06-16
Should Indonesia Be Added to BRIC?: Trader Mark submits: I see Morgan Stanley research is now a regular reader of Fund My Mutual Fund - they now propose Indonesia should be added to the BrazilRussiaIindiaCchina. You heard it here first... ok, second. [May 22, 2009: Guest Post - Indonesia: A Must Own Emerging Market] ...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Trader Mark; External links 2009-06-15
Emerging Markets: The Return of Decoupling?: Felix Salmon submits: John Authers thinks that since emerging-market bourses have outperformed developed-market indices over the course of this stock-market rally, investors are betting on decoupling: The underlying trend is clear; rightly or wrongly the market believes that China and the other emerging markets will...; Tags: Emerging Markets, India, China, Felix Salmon; External links 2009-06-05
Latvian Debt Crisis Only an Issue If You Are Latvian?: Trader Mark submits: Remember when Eastern European bank exposure was a major "Black Swan" event? Those were the days... way back when. Like 3 months ago. [Mar 2, 2009: NYT - Ukraine Teeters as Citizens Blame Banks and Government] [Feb 18, 2009: WSJ - Banks Reel on Eastern European's Bad...; Tags: Emerging Markets, Trader Mark; External links 2009-06-07
Gain Broad Exposure with iShares All Country Asia ETF: Alan Young submits: AAXJ is the iShares All Country Asia ex-Japan fund. It includes the largest companies in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan (total 56%), Korea (18%), India, Singapore, and a smattering of smaller markets. Since the fund is less than a year old, I went to the MSCI site to...; Tags: Emerging Markets, ETF, Alan Young; External links 2009-06-07