International Investing

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[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

Groundhog Day in December: World Awaits Fed, Again

It is like a scene from the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day. Every month, the same thing happens:...

Ireland Unveils Post-Bailout Debt Plan

After becoming the first euro zone economy to successfully finish its bailout, Ireland today revealed its debt-cutting fiscal...

[French map in shape of France]

France Nears Recession

Markit’s French PMI estimate for December fell to 47 (below 50 signals contraction).

Triple Bet on Japanese Bull Market

An aggressive way to capitalize on continued Japanese market gains is the Direxion Daily Japan Bull 3X Shares...

[renminbi bills]

China Shuts Down Bitcoin Loophole

Bitcoins, an electronic currency not backed by any governmental or corporate institution, were recently the subject of a...

[two bears]

What the Permabear Surrender Means for You

That permabears were wrong is, of course, good news -- unless you invested your money with these folks....

[Italian Flag]

Fiat Seeks to Spend $12 Billion to Build Italian-Made Luxury Cars

Fiat SpA (F) plans to invest as much as 9 billion euros ($12.3 billion) on new models to...

Apple iPhone 5s

Apple iPhone Now Available to 700 Million China Mobile Customers

17 million to 38.7 million iPhones sold: that’s the range of analyst estimates for the number of iPhones...

[European Central Bank]

European Central Bank Unsure How to Proceed

According to European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, the bank is now ready to begin fresh action...

[Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe]

New Japanese Small-Cap ETF Fund Is Promising

Take advantage of Abenomics and the Bank of Japan’s plan to create inflationary, yen-weakening pressures in the Japanese...