European Central Bank

Following the success of their first hedged European large-cap ETF, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has launched its second hedged European ETF and fourth ETF with European exposure. The WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NYSE: EUSC) will be very similar to its larger...

Earlier Tuesday, Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, unveiled the new €20 banknote at the ECB in Frankfurt. A live webcast was available on the ECB site. Below is a video featuring the new bill and its security features (also promoted through a Tetris game). In his...

On Wednesday, the European Central Bank sent shock waves through the markets when it announced that it wouldn’t be playing nice with Greek officials any longer. The region’s central bank said it wouldn’t accept Greek bonds in exchange for funding unless Greek officials are...

To be sure, this market has been all about oil recently. While there definitely have been other distractions, it has become quite clear that Wall Street's trading machines had joined the movements of oil and stock prices at the hip. And although one could argue that the dollar and bond...

In a recent report, Deutsche Bank revealed nine key economic forecasts for 2015. Although the report was focused on the 2015 outlook for Greece, American investors can certainly take advantage of these predictions as well. 1. Greece Will Stay In The Eurozone Analysts believe that Greece will...

On Wednesday, January 28, the U.S. Federal Reserve wrapped up its monthly meeting without making any changes to the nation’s monetary policy. The bank released a statement saying that it would be “patient” in regard to tightening, suggesting that the bank would make a decision...

Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world’s largest investment management firm, was recently interviewed by Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. In the interview, Fink discussed the recent announcement by European...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) President Gary Cohn complained that the world is in the midst of a currency war. According to Mr. Cohn, “The prevailing view is that the easy way to stimulate economic growth is to have a low currency.” Over...

Over the weekend, Greek voters elected the radical leftist Syriza party into power. The outcome wreaked havoc on European markets, causing the euro to dip below $1.11 and sending 10-year government bond yields across the bloc tumbling. Many worry that the party’s bold demands will...

Scoreboard It was a green week on Wall Street but it ended on a somewhat sour note. On Thursday, the ECB fired the bazooka they've been promising for two years and it was a whopper topping expectations. The eurozone will benefit from bond buying for an opened ended period of time. This...