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Since Election Day, small-cap stocks and exchange-traded funds have been enjoying a blistering pace, but that rally is eliciting concern among some market observers. For example, the iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSE: IWM) is up 13.3 percent over the past month, but there are signs some of the...

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...

Thanks in large part to the recent Brexit decision, the U.S. Dollar Index is higher by more than 2 percent over the past month. Whether that turns into a more lasting rally for the greenback remains to be seen, but investors have options when it comes to playing a dollar rebound via exchange-traded...

Regardless of which U.S. presidential candidate wins the election in November, the U.S. dollar could get hit pretty hard. According to Bloomberg’s Taylor Hall, currency traders are warning of a repeat of 1995, when a trade dispute between the U.S. and Japan sent the dollar tumbling versus the...

For the fourth year in a row, traders subscribing to the old Wall Street adage “sell in May and go away” are off to a rough start. Barring a massive Tuesday selloff, the S&P 500 is on pace to finish the month of May up about 1.4 percent. While most of the “sell in May”...

With the euro stronger against the dollar and the European Central Bank (ECB) dispatching a series of disappointing monetary easing efforts to global investors this year, it is not surprising that eurozone stocks and the corresponding U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds are scuffling. What's Going On...

Thursday marks the end of the first quarter of 2016, and it has certainly been eventful. The S&P 500 index is higher by around 1 percent since the start of the new year, while the Dow Jones index is higher by more than 1.50 percent. However, the NASDAQ Composite index is lower by nearly 3...

Investing in European equities and exchange-traded funds has been tricky this year. The European Central Bank (ECB) has yet to give demanding investors something to really cheer about, and with the Federal Reserve still sounding dovish tones, the dollar's upside against the euro is seen as...

Investors have been flocking to safe-haven assets this year, but in the flight to safe currencies, the U.S. dollar has not benefited. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP), which serves as an exchange-traded fund proxy for the U.S. Dollar Index, is off slightly year-to-date...

Emerging markets currencies and equities are struggling once again this year, but the WisdomTree Indian Rupee Strategy Fund (NYSE: ICN) continues to be relatively sturdy compared to broader baskets of developing world currencies. ICN “seeks to achieve total returns reflective of both money...

On Friday, Avondale Partners issued a note on the railroad industry, highlighting companies including CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX), Canadian National Railway (USA) (NYSE: CNI), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE: CP), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) and Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE...

Key Takeaways U.S. presidential election years bring about more uncertainty than non-election years. On average, the S&P 500 has dropped an average of 1.2 percent in year 8 of presidential terms since 1900. Uncertainty in upcoming presidential elections can impact market volatility. If a new...

An oft-cited reason for the ongoing bear market for emerging markets stocks and exchange-traded funds is the stronger U.S. dollar. The strengthening greenback has been particularly problematic for those developing economies that previously issued large amounts of dollar-denominated debt and major...

Broadly speaking, this has been a banner year for currency hedged exchange-traded funds. If they were not already, currency hedged ETFs have gone mainstream thanks in large part to the fact that no ETFs have matched the asset-gathering proficiency of the WisdomTree Inter Hedged Eq Fund (NYSE: HEDJ...

The Federal Reserve's upcoming December meeting is likely to result in an interest rate hike; the majority of analysts are expecting the bank to make a move. After a year's worth of anticipation, the bank is seen making good on its intentions to raise rates before the end of 2015. At its October...