DXJS News and Press, WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund From 05/12/25

2025-05-12 23:05:00 ET Summary Seven of the nine indexes on our world watch list have posted gains through May 12, 2025. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is in the top spot with a year to date gain of 20.01%. Germany's DAXK is in second with a year to date gain of 15.71% while France's C...

2025-05-12 07:21:00 ET Summary The U.S. dollar Index is still 3.5% below its level on April 2, when President Donald Trump unveiled a list of “reciprocal tariffs” on U.S. trading partners. On the face of it, dollar weakness after April 2 is strange for two reasons. ...

2025-05-10 03:25:27 ET Summary Markets have rallied, financial conditions have loosened, and debt markets have reopened. Crisis dynamics take fateful turns when perceived safe and liquid 'money' succumbs to a crisis of confidence and panic. Today's Treasury market behaves diff...

2025-05-10 00:30:00 ET Summary Market sentiment improves amid US-China trade talk optimism, despite concerns over tariff impacts on the global economy. Key economic data releases are expected across Asia, Europe, and the US, with a focus on inflation and retail sales. The US D...

2025-05-09 06:30:00 ET Summary We are revising our GDP growth forecasts for Asia downward across the board. The direct impact of President Trump's tariffs on exports, along with the indirect effects through China, will slow growth for most Asian economies. Economies heavi...

2025-05-07 11:50:00 ET Summary European assets have had a good run but there's still a big valuation gap with the U.S. Defence and banks may be areas worth looking at. Corporate reforms in Japan may also drive growth. European assets have had a good run amid uncert...

2025-05-06 10:30:00 ET Summary While the impact of the tariffs is likely not yet being felt in the hard economic data, US sentiment is weak. Nonfarm payrolls surpassed expectations in April but may deteriorate as tariffs likely weigh on hiring activity. We expect a 25-basis po...

2025-05-03 03:40:13 ET Summary In a way, it's all coming down as it typically would. In high-risk speculative market environments, the specter of a big short squeeze and unwind of hedges captivates the marketplace, from day traders to the sophisticated levered players. Despite...

2025-05-02 06:00:00 ET Summary Global markets have been experiencing extraordinary volatility in response to the US tariff pause announced on April 9th, a reflection of the uncertainty surrounding the economic and policy outlook. But similar to other unprecedented market moments i...

2025-05-01 08:20:00 ET Summary As widely expected, the Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.5%. The bank revised down its GDP and CPI outlook yet emphasised uncertainty regarding the outlook. The yen weakened against the USD on the dovish stance. By ...