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Japanese business activity contracted further in July, according to flash PMI data, adding to concerns about the depth of the economic downturn and recovery speed relative to other countries as conditions remain challenging for many manufacturing and service sector companies due to the COVID-1...

It's business as usual at the BoJ. During its policy meeting Wednesday, the bank signaled its intention to stand pat and continue existing QE measures, such as maintaining ultra-low interest rate policy, purchasing ETFs and J-REITS, and continuing corporate lending programs as well as corp...

By Helena Fung, head of sustainable investment, APAC The appetite among domestic investors in Japan for ESG (environmental, social and governance) instruments has undoubtedly been gaining momentum. The Japan Sustainable Investment Forum ((JSIF)) reports that total sustainable investment ...

Flash PMI data showed business activity in Japan's private sector contracted sharply again in June despite an easing of emergency measures taken to limit the COVID-19 pandemic. While the downturn slowed further from April's record decline, the Japanese economy continued to struggle amid the c...

IndexIQ today announced that, as a result of a regular review of its product suite and commitment to meeting evolving client needs, it will liquidate the following exchange-traded funds (ETFs): The last day of trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. for each liquidating fund is expected to be Augu...

Remember the Tokyo Olympics? The Summer Games planned now to be  hosted by Japan next year are not expected to be done with grand splendor, according to organizers. That development is a departure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's original hope of holding the games in their full form. ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to ease business restrictions in the city to "step 2" of its reopening plan on June 1. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, News on the U.S. economy, News on...

The Japanese economy suffered a further substantial fall in business activity during May, according to the latest flash PMI results. The downturn reflected not only the extension of emergency measures taken domestically to contain the COVID-19 pandemic but also the collapse in global demand. T...

Pushed down by the initial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 3.4% in the January-March period. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF, News on ETFs, ...

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS ) says it won't move forward with its plans in Japan because the framework around the development of an integrated resort has made its goals there unreachable. More news on: Las Vegas Sands Corp., iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF,...