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Brazil ETF Steady As Petrobras To Stay In Government Hands
Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 8:32am | 464The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (NYSE: EWZ) closed modestly higher Wednesday, extending its one-month gain to almost 12 percent. Brazilian stocks and exchange-traded funds such as EWZ could be boosted by plans to keep Brazilian oil giant Petrobras SA (NYSE: PBR) in government control. Although...
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Brazil Bull Rolls Again
Friday, January 13, 2017 - 12:07pm | 465The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) was one of 2016's best-performing single-country exchange-traded funds, but as was the case with many emerging markets ETFs, EWZ wilted in the fourth quarter as financial markets digested the results of November's U.S. presidential election. ¡...
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Emerging Markets ETFs: A Rally With Legs
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 10:48am | 646The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 16.2 percent year-to-date, more than double the returns offered by the MSCI All-Country World Index. The widely followed developing markets benchmark is on pace for its best annual performance since 2012. Adding to the emerging markets ebullience is the fact of...
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Banks Defy Woes To Drive Brazil ETF Higher
Monday, August 15, 2016 - 8:27am | 689The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) is up nearly 68 percent this year, easily making it one of 2016's best performing single-country exchange-traded funds, emerging markets or otherwise. Commodities And Politics Among the catalysts often cited for EWZ's resurgence are rebounding...
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Banking Woes Not Over For Brazil ETFs
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 1:23pm | 606The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) is higher by nearly 36 percent this year, making it one of the best performing emerging markets single-country exchange-traded funds. EWZ's performance and those of Brazilian stocks is undoubtedly impressive in the face of steep economic and...
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Things Are So Bad In Brazil, One Of Its ETFs Is Closing
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - 11:48am | 560Exchange traded funds tracking Brazilian stocks are getting some much-needed relief today on news the embattled government there will intervene to stem the fall of the real, the Brazilian currency. That might be too little too late for some Brazil ETFs, notably the Global X Brazil...
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What Do Elections, ETFs, World Cup & Google Have In Common?
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 12:27pm | 752Google is celebrating the commencement of the World Cup in Brazil with its animated doodle. Amid hosting the World Cup and the country's upcoming presidential election in October, Brazil ETFs are following a goal scoring trajectory. Google Doodle: World Cup Kicks Off On Thursday a...
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Seven Brazilian Stocks on a Roll
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 7:38am | 1001Brazilian stocks saw their best January in six years, due largely to strength in retail, utilities, oil and mining. Here's a quick look at some of the Brazilian stocks on a roll now. They are traded on U.S. exchanges and all pay some dividend. Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (NYSE: ABV) ADS are...