HFXJ News and Press, IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE Japan ETF IndexIQ ETF Trust From 05/12/20

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,...

Further boosting monetary stimulus, the BOJ said it will "purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds," echoing similar language used by the U.S. Federal Reserve last month. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japa...

The downturn in Japan's private sector economy gained momentum in April, with business activity slumping to the greatest extent on record, according to flash PMI data. The headline au Jibun Bank flash PMI plunged 8.5 points to 27.8. Stricter rules to limit the spread of COVID-19 has c...

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in a speech today that COVID-19 is having a serious impact on the Japanese economy. Kuroda pointed to declines in exports, output, demand from overseas tourists and private consumption. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hed...

Japan is finalizing plans for a massive stimulus package worth ¥108T ($990B) - equal to 20% of its economic output - to counter the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Tr...

Investment thesis: International news is still mostly bad. The latest EU PMI data shows a service sector crash. Data from Japan also shows weakness, as do the latest South Korean releases. On the plus side, China was modestly higher this week but it's still too early to think about taking a ...

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Investment thesis: The international environment is far too volatile right now. Although policymakers are engaging in the correct activities, we're still too far away from a clear end game to make any moves into the international markets. Markit released the first round of COVID-19 PM...

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe promised 'unprecedented stimulus' to mitigate the economic effects of rise in COVID-19 cases, reports Reuters. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF, Global news and forex, Top stock m...

Following moves from the ECB and RBA , the Bank of Japan sought to stem a bond market rout by pledging to spend billions of dollars and implement yield curve control. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF,...