5 ETFs Getting Crushed By The Surging U.S. Dollar

As the U.S. market continues to recover, Ben Bernanke has announced his loose plan to ween the economy off the Federal money it has relied on heavily since 2008. While this is good news for the future of investing and will strengthen economic conditions in the long term, many investors have been overly flighty during transition discussions. In recent months, the dollar and bond rates have fallen a number of times before Bernanke has spoken, only to bounce back stronger than before once he finishes. While the dollar seems to finally be on the way up, this is not great news for all investors and has really affected the returns of a number of ETFs [for more ETF analysis, make sure to sign up for our free ETF newsletter]. 1. iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF After climbing high for months, EMB started to slip in the winter before [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Emerging Market ETFs: Seven Factors Every Investor Should Consider 25 Wild ETF Charts From 1H 2013 The Ultimate Guide To Currency ETF Trading Bond ETFs For Every Objective Deutsche Bank Debuts Suite Of Currency Hedged Equity ETFs