The Forex market has always been a good gauge of the global economy, but in an age of shifting trade flows, commodities-driven economies and enormous govenment debt, foreign exchange is also a great barometer of the risk-on, risk-off trade. That's the focus of this special edition of "ETF Strategist."
Since the global economy is increasingly interconnected, that should be good news for growth-oriented currencies, and the exchange traded funds, ETFs, that trade on them.
The EU. debt crisis has been trouble for global stocks, but it's been terrific for the U.S. dollar, and the Japanese yen . Here's how to get in on the rally.
A model ETF currency portfolio for recovery bulls should focus on currencies in high-growth countries or those that depend heavily on exporting commodities — or both
If you're bearish on the global economy, avoid ETFs built around currencies of countries rich in commodities and fall back on safe-haven ones.
The world of currency exchange traded funds, ETFs, is a small one, but it allows investors to bet on single currencies and baskets of curencies and choose the right tax structure.
The manager of the world's two largest ETFs, Anthony Rochte, State Street Global Advisors, discusses how ETFs are changing now. "We do not sponsor leverage/inverse ETFs," he tells CNBC's Bob Pisani.
ETFs are gaining but still not overtaking mutual funds, reports CNBC's Bob Pisani.
Using ETFs to manage risk and volatility, with Nick Cherney, VelocityShares, and CNBC's Bob Pisani. Also, Scott Nations, NationsShares, explains why he thinks these products are too expensive.
This year will bring more choices via new uses for ETFs, say Beth Flynn and Michael Iachini, Charles Schwab.
Taking the pulse of the $1 trillion ETF industry and where to invest, with Gus Sauter, Vanguard Group and CNBC's Bob Pisani.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 14,000 for the first time since 2007, but where the blue-chip average goes from here is far from certain.
Jim Cramer says Sunday's game could shed new light on the market's advance. Really.
Option traders have been extremely active in Phillips 66 for months, and the bulls were back yesterday.
The second-largest drugmaker in the U.S. said it earned 46 cents per share, compared with 49 cents per share in the same period a year ago.
Chevron posted a rise in quarterly profit as its refining arm managed to improve earnings despite the crippling of the company's oldest refinery.
Exxon Mobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported a higher-than-expected 6 percent increase in quarterly profit Friday on stronger results at its chemical and refining businesses. But oil and gas production fell.
U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly improved in January as Americans, a new survey showed.
Payrolls rose 157,000 while the unemployment rate edged higher to 7.9 percent, news unlikely to alter the Fed's monetary policy.
Virtually every state's tax system unfairly spares its richest residents, says a new report.
There has been a lot of drama on the road back to Dow 14,000, but it has been mostly an up move in the markets.
The fact that Dell's stock price is down and financing is cheap is not a sufficient reason to go private.
Is Wall Street over with Washington's drama? If lawmakers don't strike a deal, markets will react.
