ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: TLT, EWC, EWU Hinge on Yellen, BOC, and BOE

Trading was relatively subdued last week, with U.S. markets closed on Thanksgiving day. Investors did, however, witness the Nasdaq Composite Index breach 4,000 for the first time in 13 years, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above the 16,000 level, a record high logged earlier in November. On the economic front, home building permits rose 6.2% in October, the highest level in five years. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20 City home-price index rose 13.3% on the year for September. Meanwhile, the Conference Board’s consumer-confidence index fell unexpectedly to 70.4 in November from October’s 71.2 reading; analysts were expecting the index to rise to 73.0 This week, investors will once again see a slew of economic reports. Below, we outline three ETFs that should see a fair amount of activity during the week ahead [see The Fed Effect: How Monetary Policy Impacts Your ETFs]. 1. Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund Why TLT Will Be [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XRT, TLT, EWC Hinge On Retail Data, FOMC, And Canadian GDP ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: TLT, EWU, XRT Hinge On FOMC, Bank of England, And Consumer Reports ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: EWC Awaits Canadian Trade & Employment Data, EWJ, EWU Hinge On BOJ And BOE ETF Insider: European Tensions On The Horizon ETF Insider: No Real Fuel Behind The Fire