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Sold 2000 BKS at 15.42.
8/31, 10:47 AM, by HedgeFundLIVE

European Equities Close: FTSE +0.12%, DAX -0.09%, CAC -0.33%, Eurostoxx -0.06%, EURUSD 1.2710 #fx $$ ~
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US Consumer Confidence beats exp. but US equity gains prove short lived as attention now turns to the 18:00GMT release of FOMC min. #fx $$ ~
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EURCHF prints fresh all time low at 1.2892 #fx $$ ~
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What the King of Natural Gas Forecasting Says About Future Prices http://soc.li/YuV3n2R
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Bot JWN at 29.39.
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Bot 2000 shares BBY at 32.05.
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In 5k LOCM 3.43 in etrade account for swing trade. This stock is oversold down here.
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FDIC troubled bank list up from 829 from 775, but problem assets now 408B v 431B $$
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LOL, consumer is confident, 53.5 vs 50. About what I don't know. $$
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FDIC troubled bank list comes out in 5 minutes along with consumer confidence, 10:00 a.m.
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Euro is hanging beneath 1.2735 resistance. Dow Jones just turned positive, so if EURUSD breaks 1.2735 next technical target is 1.2775 $$
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Short 5k SKF 23.60, stop 24.10 for probably daytrade.
8/31, 8:46 AM, by johnwelshphd

It's the end of the summer driving season in the US and oil storage levels are at or near record highs--BEARISH
8/31, 8:45 AM, by OilandGasInvest

U.S. stocks open lower as economic worries persist, EURUSD 1.2730, GBPUSD 1.5390, USDJPY 84.30 #fx $$ ~
8/31, 8:33 AM, by EasyForexDR

. @aktrout China PMI is out 9 pm eastern time. The numbers are whatever the china government wants
8/31, 8:13 AM, by johnwelshphd

Euro pares decline after Case-Shiller index rises 4.2% y/y. EUR$ posts fresh session high at 1.2735. XAU jumps higher to 1244.85 #fx $$ ~
8/31, 8:11 AM, by EasyForexDR

Stock futures pare decline after home-price index #fx $$ ~
8/31, 8:03 AM, by EasyForexDR

June Case-Shiller index up 4.2% in past year, EURUSD 1.2715 #fx $$ ~
8/31, 8:02 AM, by EasyForexDR

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iShares Files For Global TIPS ETF

Fri, Sep 3, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston

At the end of 2009 inflation was clearly on the minds of investors around the globe, as the massive injections of liquidity into financial markets sparked fears of an inevitable uptick in prices. As the year has progressed, those fears may have retreated–deflation may be more of an immediate concern–but many remain convinced that investors will ultimately have to pay for the stimulus measures enacted in recent years.

Currently, there are a variety of ways to protect against rising inflation with ETFs; the Inflation Protected Bonds ETFdb Category includes seven funds, the largest of which is the ultra-popular iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) (which has amassed over $20 billion in assets). While this segment of the market has grown in recent years, there is still a lack of options for accessing international inflation protected bonds; only the SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond Fund (WIP), which is quickly closing in on the $1 billion dollar mark, invests in TIPS beyond the U.S.

iShares may soon have another horse in the TIPS race, offering a fund that is diversified beyond U.S.borders; the company recently filed for approval of a Global Inflation-Linked Bond Fund [also see TIPS ETFs: Looking Beyond TIP].

According to the filing with the SEC, this fund will seek to replicate the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Diversified Inflation-Linked Index, a market value weighted, capped total return benchmark designed to measure the performance of inflation-linked sovereign debt that is publicly issued and denominated in the issuer’s own domestic market and currency.

Additionally, the countries’ bond markets must meet a variety of criteria in order to be included in the index; the fund will not invest in any country that has defaulted on its debt and there must maintain $1 billion in qualifying debt in order to stay in the index [see all the ETFs in the ETFdb Inflation-Protected Bond Category].

As of the end of last month, the index consisted of 167 issues including securities from the following countries; Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. So while the proposed fund would have some similarities to WIP, there would be some major differences as well [also read 2010: Year Of The Bond ETF].

The exposure offered by WIP is “ex-U.S.” as heavy weightings in the UK and France combine to make up roughly 40% of the fund’s total holdings. The proposed iShares fund,on the other hand, would be more global in nature, offering exposure to a list of markets that includes the U.S.

According to the filing, with the exception of the U.S. Treasury, no issuer can hold greater than a 22.5% share of the underlying index, while no more than 48% of the underlying index can be comprised of issuers other than the U.S. Treasury that individually hold a 5% or greater share of the Underlying Index [also see Three International Bond ETFs For Europe's Bounceback].

So the new fund would be a blend between TIP and WIP, offering exposure to the global TIPS market. No ticker symbol or details on the expense ratio were included in the filing; TIP charges 20 basis points while fees for WIP come in at 0.50%.

[For news on all new ETF ideas, sign up for our free ETF newsletter.]

Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.

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