EWJ News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund From 05/23/24

2024-05-23 03:49:49 ET Asian equity markets were mixed on Thursday after US Federal Reserve minutes revealing inflation concerns, denting interest rate cuts sentiment and China's military conducting "punishment" drills near Taiwan, citing a response to perceived "separatist acts"....

2024-05-22 12:30:00 ET Summary Recent data indicates the US economy has been cooling modestly and disinflationary progress has resumed, which should help hasten the start of rate cuts. There is a significant amount of cash that is likely to start moving to stock and bonds once the...

2024-05-22 09:15:00 ET Summary By end-April 2024, Japanese equities had outperformed the FTSE All-World index over 12 months and in the year to date. Japan has undertaken significant structural corporate reforms in recent years. Active share buybacks by listed Japanese firms h...

2024-05-22 03:07:02 ET Asian equity markets mostly rose on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street overnight where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at new record levels.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia-Pacific markets mixed...

2024-05-21 03:29:46 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) -0.31%. Investors also look forward to a slew of economic reports in Japan this week, including trade, inflation and business activity data. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia-P...

2024-05-20 14:15:00 ET Summary We stay dynamic on a strategic horizon to take advantage of sharp valuation shifts. We go overweight emerging market stocks for the first time since 2020. U.S. stocks hit all-time highs while 10-year yields fell after the CPI data met expectations. W...

2024-05-20 07:50:00 ET Summary Most of the G10 currencies are +/- 0.1% against the dollar. The BOJ's reluctance to continue to reduce its bond purchases seemed to strengthen perceptions that it was not as concerned about the yen's weakness as was the Ministry of Finance. The e...

2024-05-20 03:29:58 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +0.73%. Investors look ahead to a slew of economic reports in Japan this week including trade, inflation and business activity data.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia-Pacific markets adva...

2024-05-19 23:50:03 ET Summary Japan's economic and investment conditions are favorable, with rising equity prices and increasing dividends from Japanese firms. With the country's stock market in a bullish phase and a weak yen, export companies particularly benefit. I reiterat...

2024-05-17 04:03:03 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) -0.34% . The Japanese yen weakened toward 156 per dollar, facing renewed pressure after the Bank of Japan left its bond buying amounts the same as the previous operation, opting not to follow up with a surprise cut to debt buying earlier...