ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XRT, EWU, XLI Hinge On Consumer and Manufacturing Data

Following a holiday-shortened trading week, Wall Street will close once again this Wednesday in celebration of the New Year. After a whirlwind of a year, investors will more than likely turn their attention once again to the Federal Reserve, as the central bank begins tapering its bond-buying program. In January, the Fed will purchase $40 billion worth of Treasury bonds per month, and $35 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities – a $10 billion total reduction of purchases. The central bank, however, stated that it will remain highly accomodative and that asset purchases are not on a pre-set course in 2014. This week, investors will only see a handful 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. SPDR S&P Retail ETF Why XRT Will Be In Focus: This ETF tracks an index that is comprised of [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETF Insider: European Tensions On The Horizon ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XHB, XRT, XLI Hinge On Housing, Consumer, and Durable Goods Data ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: TLT, EWU, XRT Hinge On FOMC, Bank of England, And Consumer Reports ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: VGK, XRT, XLI Hinge On Manufacturing, Consumer, And Durable Goods Data ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XLI Awaits Durable Goods Orders; EWG, XRT Hinge On Sentiment Data