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For Europe ETFs, Unemployment Rates Don't Mean Much

At least not in 2013. The eurozone is contending with a jobless rate of around 12 percent, but when it comes to country-specific ETFs tracking European nations (both eurozone members and those that are not), the returns are not always tightly correlated to a country's employment picture.This is something of a departure from what has been seen in other parts of the world . For example, Egypt and South Africa are home to dismal rates of unemployment. In 2013, the Market Vectors Egypt ETF (NYSE:EGPT) and the iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund (NYSE:EZA) have struggled, performing worse than major diversified emerging markets ETFs such as the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (NYSE:EEM).In Europe, however, a rosy jobs picture is not always a guarantee of stellar ETF returns. Likewise, some ETFs tracking nations with rancid employment situations have not been as bad some investors may have imagined at the start of the year.Upper Crust Just two Eurozone members, Austria and Germany,...

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  1. STRATFOR Hit by Hack Attack by ‘Anonymous ’

    FBN’s Shibani Joshi on the security breach of security analysis firm STRATFOR .

  2. Analyst: Greece Won’t Bring Down EU

    Stratfor VP of Analysis and European Analyst Peter Zeihan on the European debt crisis and why Greece’s crisis won’t cause the EU to collapse.

  3. Zeihan: Euro Market Fears Unfounded

    Peter Zeihan, Stratfor VP of analysis/ European analyst, on investment fears surrounding Spanish and Italian markets and the Euro-debt crisis.

  4. What’s Next For Greece and the EU?

    Stratfor Eurasia Analyst Marko Papic weighs in on the Greek financial crisis.

  5. Friedman: Iran Will Have Enormous Influence in Region

    George Friedman , CEO of STRATFOR and author of “The Next Decade,” on Mubarak’s reign in Egypt, U.S. and Iranian relations.

  6. Why the U.K. Will Survive Crisis

    Peter Zeihan, vice president of strategic research for Stratfor , argues the U.K. can pull through the debt crisis.

  7. Will the Chinese Housing Market Crash?

    Stratfor Senior Analyst Matthew Gertken weighs in on how the Chinese government and companies keep housing prices high.

  8. Papic: Ireland Alone Cannot Move European Future

    Marko Papic, Stratfor Eurasia analyst, on the upcoming elections in Ireland and whether the country will ask for U.S. assistance to get out of debt.

  9. Assessing the Aftermath of Japan's Quake, Nuclear Crisis

    Eurasia Group CEO Ian Bremmer, Manhattan Institute's Robert Bryce and STRATFOR CEO Dr. George Friedman on the impact of the disaster in Japan on its economy and energy decisions.

  10. Timely Agendas

    Stratfor Founder & CEO George Friedman discusses the current situation between Israel and Hamas

  11. Can the Euro Survive?

    Stratfor Eurasia Analyst Marko Papic discusses a report showing the euro only has a 20% chance of survival.

  12. Market Analyst: European Big Banks at Risk

    Stratfor Eurasia Analyst Marko Papic on why Greece's bailout plan won’t work.

  1. Iran Clash Could Create Market Chaos

    The financial world remains glued to the standoff in the Middle East between Iran and the West, searching for clues of an airstrike by Israel or even the U.S. that c...

  2. Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for Europe

    Peter Zeihan, Stratfor VP of analysis/European analyst, breaks down the economic debt crisis taking place in Europe.

  3. Greece's 'Contagion' Effect

    Peter Zeihan, VP of analysis at Stratfor , breaks down the latest from Greece and offers his thoughts on a potential European "contagion" effect.

  4. More Downgrades on the Way for Europe?

    Peter Zeihan, Stratfor VP of Analysis and European analyst, weighs in on S&P cutting the credit rating of the EFSF, and how this will impact markets and borrowing.

  5. Stratfor CEO: I Take Responsibility for Cyber Attack

    Stratfor CEO George Friedman on the Christmas day hack attack that forced the company offline.

  6. Hackers Steal More than Credit Card Data

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