News About <![CDATA[Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF]]> News About en-us <![CDATA[Europe Stock Market ETFs Defy Recession; Here's Why]]> ]]> <![CDATA[For Europe ETFs, Unemployment Rates Don't Mean Much]]> At least not in 2013. The eurozone is contending with a jobless rate of around 12 percent, but when it comes to country-specific ETFs tracking European nations (both eurozone members and those that are not), the returns are not always tightly correlated to a country's employment picture.

This is something of

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<![CDATA[Greek ETF Surges 5.5%; Is This Recovery For Real?]]> ]]> <![CDATA[FTSE Greece 20 Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for GREK]]> <![CDATA[Largest Depositors in Cypriot Banks to Lose 8.3 Billion Euros in Bail-In]]> More details of the Cyprus bank bail-in were released early Monday and showed that the largest depositors in Cypriot banks are set to lose an astonishing 8.3 billion euros as part of the deposit levies.

In total, depositors will lose a reported 10.6 billion euros, meaning small depositors, ordinary citizens with

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<![CDATA[Greek ETF Bounces Back]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Cyprus Bailout Swells to 23 Billion Euros, Larger Than Cypriot Economy]]> Cyprus' financial sector bailout has swollen in size, according to draft documents from the international creditors including the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Union.

Cyprus' bailout has swollen some 35 percent in just a few weeks, from an initial estimate of 17 billion euros to

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<![CDATA[ETF Insider: S&P 500 Inches To 5-Year Highs]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Close Out Quarter On High Note]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Poland ETFs Could be Attractive Eurozone Additions]]> There has been ample talk in recent weeks that Cyprus is on the brink of departure from the eurozone, but there is no Cyprus-specific ETF for eager short-sellers to pummel.

However, most of the 17 members of the common currency program are tracked by a U.S.-listed ETF. Yes, there is

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<![CDATA[Cyprus Capital Controls to Freeze Deposits, Restrict Offshore Transfers]]> Cyprus is set to announce capital controls for its ailing banking system late Wednesday ahead of the banks reopening Thursday. Cypriot banks have remained closed for nearly two weeks as the nation is gripped by a financial crisis and has recently just accepted a draconian Troika bailout to ease its

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<![CDATA[Piraeus Bank Becomes Second-Largest Greek Bank in Deal With Cyprus]]> For the past two weeks, all eyes were focused on Cyprus and its bailout with the Troika of creditors made up of the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.

However, as part of the deal, Piraeus Bank, a Greek bank, has agreed to purchase the

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<![CDATA[SAP To Go Greek In Latest Organizational Move]]> German software giant SAP (NYSE: SAP) has announced that the company plans on going Greek.

In its latest efforts to reorganize its European operations, Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe announced that SAP is set to move its southern European headquarters to Greece in the latest sign of positive news

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<![CDATA[ETF Insider: European Tensions On The Horizon]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Cyprus Update: Where Are They Now]]> As Cypriot leaders and Troika creditors discuss the latest bailout for Cyprus, much has happened over the weekend. Here is a quick round-up of the headlines from the past couple of days.

Cypriot leaders claim to be close a deal with creditors, placing a 20 percent levy on deposits greater than

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<![CDATA[Cyprus: Not About the Money, It's About the Politics and the Precedent]]> Investors fretting about Cyprus may be getting the wrong impression from the massive fears emanating from the small island in the middle of the Mediterranean.

For reference, Cyprus is an island about the size of Rhode Island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, about 600 miles from Athens, the distance from

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<![CDATA[Cyprus Slivers Slamming These ETFs]]> By the metrics of geographic size and population, Cyprus is small. It is merely the third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The country is home to just over 1.1 million, making it smaller than Sicily and Sardinia by both area and population.

Cyprus' diminutive status has not stopped it from

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<![CDATA[Cyprus Votes Against Silly Deposit Tax (or Theft)]]> DailyFinance.com: The parliament of Cyprus has just voted against stealing assets from depositors to fund the nation's bailout of its banking system. This is good news because it sends a message to the European Union that they cannot just steal money from the public. ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Close Lower on Cyprus Fears]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Cyprus: It's All About Trade and Politics]]> Markets were shocked over the weekend when news of depositors taking it on the chin in the bailout of Cyprus leaked. The proposed bailout, although increasingly likely to be revised to protect smaller savers, includes clauses that would make depositors in Cypriot banks pay a levy as a percentage of

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<![CDATA[CAPE: A New Approach To Foreign Equity ETFs]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Greece ETF Down on Emerging Markets Demotion]]> Shares of the Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK), the lone ETF devoted to the "G" in the infamous PIIGS acronym, are off by more than three percent following news released late last week that index provider Russell Investments has demoted Greece to emerging markets status.

Russell,

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<![CDATA[This Leveraged Play Could be ETF of The Week]]> With one day trading day already in the books, an ominous, but familiar theme is emerging this week: Europe roiling global markets and the corresponding ETFs being taken to the woodshed here in the U.S.

Shares of the iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund (NYSE: EWI) sank 5.7 percent on

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<![CDATA[PIIGS KILLERS: Italy PM Vote Threatens Austerity, All Over Again]]> DailyFinance.com: What happens when you put a vote out to the people about whether or not their benefits and public spending should be cut to appeal to international creditors? If you believe in game theory, chances are high that the public will vote against it. The ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Explaining the Divergence in the Market and Economy]]> <![CDATA[PIIGS Watch: Greece Continues To Lure Back Investment]]> DailyFinance.com: The Euro meltdown seen in 2012 looked as though it was going to bounce Greek out of the monetary union. That was then. We have noted on several occasions how investment is sneaking back into Europe and this is even happening in the lands of the ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Make 2013 a year of investing dangerously]]> <![CDATA[Looking Back At Our Rapid Fire ETF Ideas for 2012]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[One Year Check: GREK, KNOW, INSD, TNDQ]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Cheap Global Markets That Could Stay That Way]]> It is often said the one gets what one pays for. That may sound cliché, but it could prove to be sage advice for those looking to add select international ETFs to their portfolios next year because of what appear to be compelling valuations.

There is no shortage of such funds.

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<![CDATA[10 For '13: Top Picks Among Europe ETFs For 2013]]> By this point in the year, it will not come as a surprise to most investors that many ETFs tracking developed European economies have delivered stellar returns in 2012. Metaphors involving rising from the ashes and Lazarus would be appropriate ways to describe the manner in which many Europe funds

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<![CDATA[German GDP Outlook Cut]]> <![CDATA[Corruption Conundrum: Some Corrupt Nations Have Great ETFs]]> Earlier this week, Transparency International, a politically non-partisan organization that tracks international corruption trends, released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index. This year's rankings include 176 nations and territories ranked on a scale of zero to 100.

"A country or territory's score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a

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<![CDATA[These ETFs Track Countries With Dreadful Employment Situations]]> The U.S. unemployment rate stood at 7.9 percent in October, a level that is far from healthy for the world's largest economy. However, compared to some other countries, even some in the developed world, the U.S. employment situation looks decent.

In what amounts to a curious phenomenon, some ETFs that

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<![CDATA[A Week Later, ETF Winners And Losers From The Election]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Decline On Fiscal Cliff Fears]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[October Stock Market Leaders: Greece ETF Soars 24%]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Merkel Hypocrite!]]> <![CDATA[Daily ETF Roundup: U.S. Jobs Undercut By Greece Concerns]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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<![CDATA[Greek ETF Jumps As Merkel Heads To Athens]]> ]]> <![CDATA[ETFs To Play 9 Markets In Limbo]]> Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

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