Jul
Gold gained on Wednesday, heading for its seventh quarterly rise and its biggest increase since end-2007, after holdings in the world’s largest bullion-backed ETF hit another record as investors rushed for safety from tumbling stock markets. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
An exchange-traded fund based on aluminum could launch as soon as next month, according to a Bloomberg report. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
The $52.3 billion SPDR Gold Shares was up about 1% early Friday and traded above $123 a share for the first time in its history. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
Silver prices may test $20.00 this week. Prices have not been able to break above this resistance level since March 2008, however, the potential for a move higher is possible given the recent surge in investor buying. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
The correlation of hard assets and materials exchange traded funds(ETFs) are related to the emerging market spectrum. Does your portfolio overlap in some of these areas? Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
Amundi ETF has listed 20 funds on the Xetra exchange in Germany, offering short exposure to fixed income and access to commodities. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
Backed by a favorable economic outlook fueled by growing demand for commodities, the Canadian dollar exchange traded fund (ETF) has been steadily appreciating to become one of the top-performing currency funds of the last six months. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday after jobless claims increased and the government scrapped plans to sell off stock in Citigroup indicating that the path to recovery will remain balky. Investors backed off and took most exchange-traded funds down as they did.
In Washington, a Senate panel lent its support to Ben Bernanke for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, news that triggered mixed reactions. Source
Dec
Commodities rallied across the board Wednesday as the U.S. dollar dipped from a two-month high and the Federal Reserve said it would keep short-term interest rates at record lows for an “extended period.” Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Commodity ETFs have seen billions of dollars of cash inflows in recent years, as investors have embraced these exchange-traded products as efficient ways to gain exposure to an asset class that was previously off limits to many. Read the rest of this entry »
