DFJ News and Press, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Fund From 08/03/22

The second quarter was dominated by negative market sentiment amid worries over skyrocketing inflation and the risks of a global recession. The broad market selloff over the past few months led almost all markets to finish the second quarter with negative returns in U.S. dollars and l...

A multifaced response, including increasing interest rates, is needed to prevent an upward spiral of price expectations and rising capital outflows. China, Asia’s largest economy, saw a significant deceleration in the second quarter as the zero-COVID policy prompted lockdowns f...

Last week was action-packed and it’s not likely to ease up with attention now shifting from the Fed and the “technical recession” in the US to the labour market. Various officials have highlighted the strength of the labour market when explaining why the US isn&#x...

Because the dollar continues to be relentlessly bid in 2022, the British pound is now as weak as it was in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. MSCI EAFE is currently having a conversation with its old March 2000 highs. Aside from dividends, it’s largely unchanged since then. ...

Concerns about stagflation have emerged because high inflation is widespread and growth is slowing in some markets. China's zero-COVID policy could pose a risk to the global supply chain - and inflation - if the newer variants lead to more frequent and large-scale lockdowns. If de...

The preliminary PMI survey results for July signal a significant loss of growth momentum in the Japanese economy at the start of the third quarter. Business activity growth slowed to a near standstill in July, as the economy's rebound from Omicron-related containment measures lost mom...

Europe took centre stage last week as leaders waited nervously to see if gas would start flowing through Nord Stream 1 again following scheduled maintenance. Next week the focus switches back to the US which has a big interest rate decision of its own and a number of major earnings re...

Subaru Corporation has continued to see a decline in sales growth. Production issues have proven to be an obstacle in this regard. The stock is trading at a high P/E ratio. I fail to see a case for upside at this time. Investment Thesis: I fail to see a case for ...

After a bold move from ¥103 to ¥138 per dollar in less than two years, suddenly the Japanese yen is at a weakness level not seen since 1998. Dollar-yen isn’t the only pair that matters. There is also a moment of truth happening right now between the yen and the Chines...

Gold’s performance was driven by a combination of rising inflation, geopolitical risks, and a weaker yen. Bond yields in Japan may remain capped. Global growth slowdown and local economic pressure may finally translate into higher financial market volatilities. Wh...