DFJ News and Press, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund From 09/08/23

2023-09-08 21:40:00 ET Summary The European Central Bank meets next week and it’s not clear at this stage what decision they will come to. The CBR is expected to leave the key rate unchanged at 12% on Friday. It hiked very aggressively at the last meeting – from 8.5%...

2023-09-08 08:05:00 ET Summary Global PMI data shows that average prices charged for goods and services continue to rise at an elevated rate in August. Upward price pressures are primarily coming from consumer-facing service providers, particularly in tourism and recreation, and t...

2023-09-07 05:00:00 ET Summary Global economic growth slowed for a third consecutive month in August, with falling factory output and weakened service sector growth. Developed world output contracted for the first time since January, indicating the intensifying drag on growth from...

2023-09-05 22:55:00 ET Summary With a decidedly positive last week of August, many investors are wondering if September would live up to its bad reputation. At 0.63%, the 10-year JGBs are deep into negative real rate territory, with the inflation rate in Japan rising to more norma...

2023-09-05 13:13:00 ET Summary Global manufacturing output fell for a third straight month in August, signaling a slight easing in the rate of contraction. One factor providing support to production and facilitating the fulfilment of back orders was a further improvement in supply...

2023-09-02 09:30:00 ET Summary Average prices charged by factories for their goods edged higher for the first time in four month during August. Data hints that the recent deflationary impact of falling price pressures in the manufacturing sector may have peaked. The deflationa...

2023-09-02 03:40:00 ET Summary The month started with a bang with the US jobs report but the following week is looking a little more subdued, starting with the bank holiday on Monday. Eurozone:  Next week is littered with tier-three events despite the large number of releases...

2023-08-29 12:50:00 ET Summary Fed Chair Jay Powell delivered a largely hawkish message. But I believe those comments were mainly for show - I don’t expect the Fed to hike rates again. ECB President Christine Lagarde said that central bankers need to talk about forecasts in...

2023-08-23 06:00:00 ET Summary Growth across Japan's private sector economy quickened midway into the third quarter of 2023. Higher input cost inflation contrasted with a decline in output price inflation. Further upsides in the near term may nevertheless be limited given the ...

2023-08-22 05:30:00 ET Summary Chairman Powell keeps reassuring us that the Fed is "data-dependent," but what do they do if some data is unclear or even flawed? There is a conflict between the ADP jobs data and the Labor Department's "seasonally adjusted" jobs data. In recent mont...