On October 2nd US September unemployment and nonfarm payrolls (nfp) will be released. The September unemployment report will be looked to for confirmation that the US recession is ending and the pace of job losses continues to slow. August unemployment hit a 26 year high The August US unemployment rate rose to a 26 year [...]

Russell Bailyn submits: Many of my clients and readers understand my general preference for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over mutual funds. It isn’t that I doubt the ability of any active mutual fund managers to outperform their benchmarks—plenty of them do. It’s just that if I have to pick an overall methodology to follow in my [...]

USD: Lower, ADP job losses slow, Q2 GDP contracts less than expected, Chicago PMI declines JPY: Higher, Manufacturing PMI hits 3 year high, Fujii says JPY will not be discussed at the next G-7 meeting EUR: Higher, SNB intervention, German unemployment drops, ECB reduces the size of its 12 month auction GBP: Mixed, GFK consumer [...]

IndexUniverse Europe submits: By Paul Amery What are the implications of the recent news story regarding the possible launch of a physically backed aluminium ETF? Complete Story » Related Reading:ETF X-Ray: ULTI is Ultimately PricedETF Trends: Come Trade with Dr. FeelgoodETF Focus: This Kitty Could Roar Some MoreThere’s Black Gold in Them There ETFsState Street [...]

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Major food and beverage producers have been releasing earnings and early forecasts signal positive results. Have food and beverage ETFs benefited, though? General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) both reported higher-than-expected quarterly profits, thanks to falling commodity prices. Del Monte Foods (NYSE: DLM) reported a fiscal first-quarter profit [...]