EWJE News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF From 12/26/19

The Ministry of Finance Japan has released a draft budget for 2020, and that report on the fiscal situation can be found here . It was a stellar report, and I'll summarize my findings in this article and what it means for investors. First, let's focus on the trade and current account defici...

By Jesper Koll PM Abe's economic policy leadership credentials got a huge boost last week, with his cabinet approving a massive extra fiscal spending package. This confirms Japan is a standout amongst G7 countries - the only government capable and willing to enact rational, pragmatic and d...

Japan faces a wall of debt that can only be addressed by printing more money and debasing its currency. This means it will be paying off its debt with worthless yen where possible and in many cases defaulting on the promises it has made. Japan currently has a debt/GDP ratio of about 250%, whic...

If you will have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is convince yourself that the person is subhuman. The second thing you have to do is convince your allies so you'll have some help, and the third and probably unkindest cut of all is to convince that person that he or she is sub...

The global markets continued to advance last week despite the normal twists and turns about trade which will continue until there is certainty one way or another. After listening to Trump at the New York Economics Club last Tuesday, it only reinforced our belief that he will NOT do anything, i...

By Bill Witherell The Bank of Japan at its October 30-31 Monetary Policy Committee meeting kept its policy unchanged while indicating it was willing to lower interest rates further into negative territory from their current low levels if needed to maintain progress towards the 2% inflation...

Japan's trade minister has resigned amid scandal , a month into his job. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend ETF, Global news and forex, News on ETFs Read more ...

The Japanese economy is at risk of contracting as business activity was hit in October following the sales tax increase which took effect during the month. However, the extent to which the tax change has dampened economic activity was difficult to assess because of accompanying typhoon-related...

Japanese equities have been the star performer since September - rising more dramatically than their global peers in a response to a perceived thaw in U.S.-China trade tensions. Yet we maintain our underweight on Japanese equities: They are particularly vulnerable to a growth slowdown in China...

By Ansh Chaudhary The ETF Deathwatch list increased in September. Twenty-five exchange-traded products ("ETPs") were added to the list and 12 funds were removed. Of the removals, 10 were removed due to increased health and two were due to asset managers closing their funds. September was a...