DFJ News and Press, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund

2024-04-27 22:31:00 ET Summary The Bank of Japan left its key interest rates unchanged today. Markets are clearly disappointed with the colourless policy guidance, but we believe the latest outlook report and Governor Ueda’s comments support our view that the BoJ will deliv...

2024-04-27 04:30:27 ET Summary The Semiconductor Index surged 9.9%, more than recovering from last week's 9.2% drubbing. The earnings picture was mixed. Alphabet and Microsoft, of course, knocked it out of the park. The Bank of Japan just can't stop playing with fire. Rates we...

2024-04-25 15:15:00 ET Summary The first quarter was a more favorable environment for active managers in U.S. Large Cap, U.S. Small Cap, Emerging Markets, the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, Long/Short and Global Real Estate, while being more challenging for Global, Global ex-U.S., Jap...

2024-04-24 14:55:00 ET Summary Consumption continued to drive growth in the first quarter. We expect a continuation of broad growth, particularly in the United States. All in, we believe developed markets should continue to grow by 2%-plus on a sustainable basis. ... ...

2024-04-24 12:30:00 ET Summary Last week brought hawkish remarks from a cast of Federal Open Market Committee members. I still believe a US rate cut in June and a total of three cuts for the year are very real possibilities, but markets need to see more data. Prices for West T...

2024-04-20 19:10:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-04-20 05:30:00 ET Summary For investors whose portfolios are calculated in US dollars, the Japanese yen is down around 10% versus the greenback. The strong dollar is a direct outcome of the market’s long-overdue realization that US interest rates are likely to stay hig...

2024-04-20 05:05:59 ET Summary We can assume that global carry trades have mushroomed over recent years to the Trillions, with speculative leverage seductively bolstering liquidity and asset prices virtually everywhere. Losses are mounting throughout Asian currency markets. Ch...

2024-04-19 03:52:00 ET Summary Inflation slowed down in March but underlying inflationary pressures are still alive. The BoJ’s pause at its next week’s meeting is widely expected but markets will pay more attention to the BoJ’s quarterly outlook repo...

2024-04-17 09:05:00 ET Summary Japan’s equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index, has been on a tear in 2024, eclipsing its previous high set back in 1989. As of early April, the index is hovering near 40,000. Solid economic growth, a revamp in the country’s tax-free st...