Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:
Up until recently, many investors were unaware that there is an ETF that tracks the VIX Volatility Index. Its ticker is VXX. The VIX generally moves in the opposite direction of the market, so it is more of a hedge or a short bet on the market [...]

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits:
The Mexican economy has its ups and downs, however, the resource-rich country often gets lost in the shadow of its Latin American counterparts – especially Brazil. But Mexico has promise and an exchange traded fund to ride its coattails.
Mexico may not have as many fans as Brazil, but its economy [...]

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits:
Wall Street and exchange traded funds are continuing the trend seen all this week, at least in early trading: tight ranges wavering between positive and negative. The cause? A jobs report that was decent, but not what economists were hoping for.
Filings for unemployment benefits fell for the first time [...]

JP Morgan Chase (JPM) is jumping into the ETF business.
In two SEC filings dated March 10, JP Morgan filed for exemptive relief for its first ETFs ever. The filings ask for relief for both index-based and actively managed ETFs.
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Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits:
South Korea seems to be taking an approach to its economic growth and interest rates that mirrors the United States. The country is keeping interest rates at record lows because the recovery is still viewed as “fragile.” Sound familiar?
The South Korean economy is playing it safe in terms of boosting [...]