DFJ News and Press, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund From 06/24/23

2023-06-24 01:50:00 ET Summary Global economic performance exceeded expectations in early 2023. With financial conditions tightening, global growth likely slowed in the second quarter and will remain below potential through mid-2024. Global consumer price inflation has slowed ...

2023-06-23 21:15:00 ET Summary Europe appears at great risk for a recession as traders bet on aggressive rate rises by all the European central banks. The Fed is still expected to be nearing the end of their respective rate hiking campaign. If inflation comes down as expected,...

2023-06-23 00:30:00 ET Summary Despite a slowdown in growth momentum from May, as signalled by the latest June flash PMI data for Japan, a solid quarter of growth is expected for Q2 2023. This may well exceed the strong official GDP reading recorded in Q1, with a service sector ex...

2023-06-22 00:30:00 ET Summary The Fed held rates steady in June but projected two more rate hikes before the end of the year. The ECB hiked rates and made it clear that there’s more work to be done in the inflation fight. Japan maintained its accommodative policy, whil...

2023-06-17 02:20:00 ET Summary While there has been much discussion over the market’s narrow breadth, which has come in the form of a handful of mega caps single-handedly propping up the S&P 500 Index this year, many overseas exchanges have been teeming with vitality. O...

2023-06-16 21:50:00 ET Summary Housing data is expected to stabilize, but if we see strong demand for mortgages, that could unnerve the Fed. The CBRT will announce its latest interest rate decision next week and frankly, no one knows what’s going to happen. The latest B...

2023-06-16 07:00:00 ET Summary The BoJ has unanimously decided to maintain its ultra-easing monetary policy. It is looking for clearer signs of sustainable inflation growth. We believe higher-than-expected inflation, a continued solid economic recovery, and growing pressures f...

2023-06-13 12:10:00 ET Summary Last week was a momentous one, as the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada both decided to hike rates after enacting conditional pauses. These hikes were important because central banks’ policy decisions can prove infectious, convi...

2023-06-12 13:11:00 ET Summary The 10-year Treasury yield was modestly higher last week but the trend – or lack thereof – hasn’t changed. We look at sentiment in a lot of ways and there is no doubt that it is quite bullish right now so a correction of some kin...

2023-06-10 02:55:00 ET Summary China's economic reopening has been more modest and uneven than expected, with the manufacturing index falling for the second month and the non-manufacturing PMI slowing more than anticipated. The disappointing weakness in domestic consumption is a s...