The global economy seems to be screeching to a halt, as the first two trading days of the week marked some of the toughest on the year. While major benchmarks have been surging for the majority of 2012, they are slated to report a loss this week, as investors continually worry over the safety of Greece and the policy decisions surrounding its future. But despite Greece taking up the headlines, there is still a fair amount of economic data slated to hit the markets this week that will also be major drivers of trading and commentary on individual countries [see also Doomsday Special: 7 Hard Asset Investments You Can Hold in Your Hand]. Today, Japan is set to report their fourth quarter GDP from 2011. Analysts are calling for this report to fall in a -0.3% on a quarter over quarter basis while annual GDP is slated to hit -0.6%. [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETF Insider: 2011 Ends With A Whimper ETF Insider: Slick Picks For Year End Bulls Wednesday’s ETF Chart To Watch: iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) Daily ETF Roundup: UNG Soars On Surprising Data, EWJ Falls On Japanese Budget Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWJ, TVIX, VGK
The global economy seems to be screeching to a halt, as the first two trading days of the week marked some of the toughest on the year. While major benchmarks have been surging for the majority of 2012, they are slated to report a loss this week, as investors continually worry over the safety of Greece and the policy decisions surrounding its future. But despite Greece taking up the headlines, there is still a fair amount of economic data slated to hit the markets this week that will also be major drivers of trading and commentary on individual countries [see also Doomsday Special: 7 Hard Asset Investments You Can Hold in Your Hand]. Today, Japan is set to report their fourth quarter GDP from 2011. Analysts are calling for this report to fall in a -0.3% on a quarter over quarter basis while annual GDP is slated to hit -0.6%. [...]
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