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Thursday’s ETF To Watch: MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU)

By: ETFdb
With the second quarter underway, stocks have gotten off to a rough start after a promising opening session. Two straight days of sell-offs sparked fears that Q2 may not fare quite as well as the previous three-month stretch. Many investors were distraught to hear that the Fed has no formal plans for a third quantitative easing program fearing that the U.S. economy may be unable to stand its ground without the helping hand of Ben Bernanke. Today, however, will see the focus of the market’s eye shift across the pond to the U.K. and some important data points that will be released [see also Five ETFs George Washington Probably Would Have Liked]. First and foremost, the U.K. will release interest rates, which are largely expected to hold at 0.50%, the same level they have held since March of 2009. Don’t expect much of a surprise here, however if the central [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Tuesday’s ETF To Watch: MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU) Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU) Five ETFs George Washington Probably Would Have Liked Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWU, GERJ, XHB ETF Insider: Beware Of Earnings Volatility
With the second quarter underway, stocks have gotten off to a rough start after a promising opening session. Two straight days of sell-offs sparked fears that Q2 may not fare quite as well as the previous three-month stretch. Many investors were distraught to hear that the Fed has no formal plans for a third quantitative easing program fearing that the U.S. economy may be unable to stand its ground without the helping hand of Ben Bernanke. Today, however, will see the focus of the market’s eye shift across the pond to the U.K. and some important data points that will be released [see also Five ETFs George Washington Probably Would Have Liked]. First and foremost, the U.K. will release interest rates, which are largely expected to hold at 0.50%, the same level they have held since March of 2009. Don’t expect much of a surprise here, however if the central [...]

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