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European stocks and the corresponding exchange-traded funds are among this year's most resurgent asset classes, a theme made all the impressive when considering the euro's strength against the dollar and some political volatility in the region earlier this year. The U.S. Dollar Index is...

The highlight of the economic calendar of the week is the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium to be held on Friday and Saturday. Though the symposium as such, is not a market moving event, there is a lot of excitement generated around it, given the pedigree of the attendees and kind of...

Vexing currency market observers, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) is down 8.4 percent year to date. That is an arguably stunning decline when considering the Federal Reserve has boosted interest rates twice this year. UUP, the exchange-traded fund proxy for the U.S....

A weaker U.S. dollar and stronger euro aren't compelling enough to reassure European investors, even at a time when the European Central Bank's Mario Draghi is touting the region's "robust recovery," Bloomberg reported. The euro is trading near its highest levels seen since January 2015, yet at the...

Geopolitics will once again take center stage this week on Wall Street, as a trio of potential market catalysts could have a major impact on gold prices. When investors get uncertain about potential shifts in the political backdrop, they often turn to gold as an investment safe haven. Here’s...

The U.S. dollar is one of several assets benefiting in significant fashion from the surprise election of Donald Trump as the 45th U.S. president. The Federal Reserve helped the dollar's cause with a December interest rate hike and with expectations abound that more interest rate increases are...

The European Central Bank has lowered the common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio required for the largest German bank, Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB). CET1 capital includes common shares of stock, stock surpluses, retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income. The CET1 ratio is the...

For a significant portion of 2016, the euro vexed investors, rising in spite of the European Central Bank's (ECB) best efforts to weaken the common currency. Over that span, the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) was, surprisingly to some, one of the better-performing currency...

Mohamed El-Erian, a well-respected economist and chief economic adviser at Allianz, isn't a fan of owning stocks. In an interview with Bloomberg, El-Erian said he isn't avoiding stocks because of the perceived risks. In fact, his portfolio composition contains assets generally considered to be...

It was not long ago that the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) was the king of currency exchange-traded funds. This year, thanks in large part to the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates, the dollar and UUP have almost been reduced to court jester status. What...

This year, “allure” and “Europe ETFs” probably do not belong in the same sentence. After all, investors have been tantalized by the prospect of more stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) only to be left disappointed and tormented by issues ranging from Brexit,...

Bloomberg published a list on Thursday of who its reporters and editors consider to be the most influential people in the world. For many, the list shouldn't come as a surprise and contains familiar names including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s CEO Jamie Dimon, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:...

Europe exchange-traded funds have been a minefield for investors this year. For investors eyeing eurozone economies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has not, despite its best efforts, encouraged investors to dive back into those markets. There was Brexit in Great Britain, and several non-eurozone...

The Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) is up 2.7 percent year-to-date and that is just one data point underscoring the difficult environment faced by equity-based Europe ETFs this year, particularly those of the currency-hedged variety. Not surprisingly, the European Central Bank (ECB...

Money managers who may be required to allocate a certain portion of cash in fixed income investments are faced with a simple problem: There are few opportunities where bond yields are attractive, let alone yielding a positive return. According to a CNBC report, large fund managers, such as...