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For a lot of people, a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP. This is called the technical definition in the mainstream and financial media. While this specific pattern can indicate a change in the business cycle, it's really only one narrow case. Recessions are not just tied t...

This article focuses on an important development for Japanese equities that investors should be aware of. Recently there have been significant outflows from Japan equity ETFs. Typically, outflows of this magnitude send a bullish contrarian signal, and throughout this article we will put forwar...

By Makiko Hakozaki In this two-part blog, we put the spotlight on the structural changes in Japan that are coming to the fore and having real impact. We highlight the need-to-know aspects of the instrumental political, regulatory and investor-led reform taking place and explain how these a...

" They broke the deal ," President Trump said at a Wednesday night rally -- throwing icy water on hopes that a compromise could be reached between the U.S. and China before a Friday tariff-hike deadline, and spurring a round of selling in Asian markets early Thursday. More news on: WisdomT...

By Jesper Koll As the end of the long Japanese Golden Week holidays approaches, several positive triggers for Japanese equities are coming into sight. On the domestic front, the key standout is the full fiscal year 2018 corporate results season over the coming three weeks, which, in our vi...

As the spotlight has been on Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, the economy is coping with half a decade of Abenomics, monetary injections, huge debt and a proposed sales tax that could make things a lot worse by the fall. Ever since Shinzo Abe started his second stint as Prime Minister, Japan ...

By Andrew Capon Japanese equities have had a roller-coaster ride to nowhere over the past year. The Nikkei 225 has eked out a 0.55 percent return. But at one point in the fourth quarter of 2018, it was firmly in bear market territory. Even the bounce back in 2019 has still seen Japanese eq...

Largely as expected, the Bank of Japan maintained its policy balance rate at -0.1% and 10-year JGB yield target about zero, and adjusted forward guidance. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF, Global news ...

Photo Source: REUTERS/Bobby Yip. A photographer takes a picture of an intraday chart of the benchmark Hang Seng Index at a brokerage in Hong Kong. In this issue of Lipper’s U.S. Mutual Funds & Exchange-Traded Products Snapshot we feature a summary of total net assets ((TNA)), ...

Japan's manufacturing economy remained stuck in a downturn at the start of the second quarter as the global trade slowdown continued to take its toll on the country's exporters. The ongoing decline in manufacturing activity raises questions over the prospects of the economy amid global growth ...