EWJV News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF From 01/09/24

2024-01-09 03:30:00 ET Summary The basic materials sector continued to record the sharpest downturn in goods trade according to more detailed sub-sector data. Measured across both goods and services, trade deteriorated across all the top 10 economies with the exception of India. ...

2024-01-08 13:15:00 ET Summary Risk assets surged to end 2023 as the Federal Reserve blessed market hopes for rate cuts. That momentum could persist for some time as inflation cools. Stocks slid and bond yields rose last week. Data pointing to sticky U.S. wages showed why we think...

2024-01-06 12:15:00 ET Summary After rapid expansion in 2023, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to be the fastest growing region of the world economy in 2024. Some improvement in East Asian exports will also support economic expansion. The APAC tourism industry is exp...

2024-01-06 03:55:00 ET Summary Global output growth accelerated slightly in December, according to the S&P Global PMI surveys, spurred by improved inflows of new orders. Recession risks remain most elevated in the eurozone, and business activity stagnated in Japan. Worldwi...

2024-01-04 01:25:00 ET Summary As the world continues its geopolitical rebalancing, the Asia-Pacific region faces potentially significant risks across the economic and political arenas in 2024. The indicators for these risks include the path of mainland China's economic recovery a...

2024-01-03 05:14:00 ET Summary Global manufacturing remained firmly in the doldrums in December, according to the latest JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. Global manufacturing output fell for a seventh month running in December, a...

2024-01-03 03:41:00 ET Summary Global equity markets posted healthy gains in 2023, but investors enter the new year with many concerns. As macroeconomic uncertainty lingers after a year of extreme market concentration, equity allocations should be prepared for a range of scenarios...

2023-12-21 04:07:00 ET Summary After protracted weakness in manufacturing output and exports for many APAC industrial economies through most of 2023, there are early signs of improving momentum as the year draws to a close. After showing contraction each month between April and Oc...

2023-12-19 05:45:00 ET Summary The Bank of Japan kept its major policy settings unchanged and made no changes to its forward guidance, pushing the yen down against the dollar. But we think the shift in tone is clear and major policy changes will be made early next year. Our vi...

2023-12-13 02:15:00 ET Summary Investors have cheered as Japan continues to emerge from its deflationary doldrums. We believe there’s more room for the bulls to run. With unique structural tailwinds and multiple macro catalysts, Japan's equity market is becoming an increasi...