ETFs (exchange-traded funds) give US investors unprecedented access to frontier markets – less accessible but still ‘investable’ high-growth economies in the developing world.

But you need to tread carefully, says Sara Nunnally in Taipan’s Emerging Markets blog. Although there is a bunch of so-called “frontier ETFs” out there to chose from, not all of them make good investments.

If ETFs are your thing, stick to those focused on the Middle East and North Africa, says Sara…

Anheuser-Busch (BUD:NYSE) has agreed to the takeover terms by InBev (INB:EBR)

Iwrin Greenstien in Taipan Daily says BUD failed to fend off the bid because it ignored emerging markets.

Whatever the reason for BUD falling into foreign hands, the deal is a steal at $52 billion, says Taipan Daily’s Sara Nunnally. And just in time for the Biejing Olympics it makes InBev China’s number one brewer thanks to BUD’s 27 percent stake in Tsingtao.

The time’s right to short the iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) says Sara Nunnally. She thinks it can’t hold it’s current level much longer – get in now before it drops faster than Gee Dubya’s popularity rating.

German ETF at point of no return; it’s now or never.

Foreclosure filings in the US rose 48% on the previous year in May, providing further evidence of a deepening housing market slump.

“While the U.S. housing market is still searching for its bottom, the situation is much livelier just south of the border.” says Sara Nunnally in Taipan Daily. “Mexico’s housing sector is seeing a strong resurgence.”

Hey, Irwin…Did you notice that Russia was the only emerging market that was up in your index on Friday? Shouldn’t have been hard to spot that bit of green in the sea of red.