Skip to main content

Bright Spots In The ETF Landscape: Five Funds Holding Their Value In A Wild 2011

By: ETFdb
So far, this year has been tough for markets around the globe. Since the downgrade of U.S. credit quality in August, equity markets have become plagued with rampant volatility, discouraging capital inflows and prompting many investors to pull out of the markets entirely. Just when the debt-ceiling drama at home came to an end, euro zone debt-woes stole the spotlight, adding fuel to the fire. Tensions in the debt-stricken currency block overseas have only added to the growing cloud of uncertainty looming over global financial markets. Investors at home have been digesting platefuls of lackluster economic data, while emerging markets have been brutally beaten down as risk-aversion has become the dominant theme on Wall Street. Even the Fed’s announcement of “Operation Twist” sparked waves of panic-selling in the markets, as investors deemed the latest round of stimulus as far too small in scope to truly boost the sluggish U.S. economy. [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: The Pharma Four: Similar ETFs, Different Returns New Zealand ETFs In Focus After Credit Downgrade ETF Insider: Markets At Fed’s Mercy Country ETFs With Rock Bottom Unemployment Rates Nikkei ETF Debuts: Newcomer Precidian Launches NKY
So far, this year has been tough for markets around the globe. Since the downgrade of U.S. credit quality in August, equity markets have become plagued with rampant volatility, discouraging capital inflows and prompting many investors to pull out of the markets entirely. Just when the debt-ceiling drama at home came to an end, euro zone debt-woes stole the spotlight, adding fuel to the fire. Tensions in the debt-stricken currency block overseas have only added to the growing cloud of uncertainty looming over global financial markets. Investors at home have been digesting platefuls of lackluster economic data, while emerging markets have been brutally beaten down as risk-aversion has become the dominant theme on Wall Street. Even the Fed’s announcement of “Operation Twist” sparked waves of panic-selling in the markets, as investors deemed the latest round of stimulus as far too small in scope to truly boost the sluggish U.S. economy. [...]

Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.

Related Posts:

Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io
Stock quotes supplied by Barchart
Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes.
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.