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"Japan has had a substantial [trade] advantage for many, many years, but that's okay, maybe that's why you like us so much," Trump said during a meeting with Japanese business leaders in Tokyo, urging them to increase their investment in the U.S. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equ...

Japan may well already be in a recession, despite looking good on the officially reported GDP numbers. We should therefore steer well clear of any investments in anything dependent upon the domestic Japanese economy. Japan's Macroeconomic Background The basic worry about the Japanese eco...

For a lot of people, a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP. This is called the technical definition in the mainstream and financial media. While this specific pattern can indicate a change in the business cycle, it's really only one narrow case. Recessions are not just tied t...

This article focuses on an important development for Japanese equities that investors should be aware of. Recently there have been significant outflows from Japan equity ETFs. Typically, outflows of this magnitude send a bullish contrarian signal, and throughout this article we will put forwar...

As the spotlight has been on Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, the economy is coping with half a decade of Abenomics, monetary injections, huge debt and a proposed sales tax that could make things a lot worse by the fall. Ever since Shinzo Abe started his second stint as Prime Minister, Japan ...

Largely as expected, the Bank of Japan maintained its policy balance rate at -0.1% and 10-year JGB yield target about zero, and adjusted forward guidance. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF, Global news ...

Japan's manufacturing economy remained stuck in a downturn at the start of the second quarter as the global trade slowdown continued to take its toll on the country's exporters. The ongoing decline in manufacturing activity raises questions over the prospects of the economy amid global growth ...

China's auto sales fell 5.2% in March to 2 .52M vehicles, smallest since August 2018 as car makers reduced retail prices to boost business after Beijing handed out tax cuts to spur consumer spending. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco Currency...

Jefferies Financial expects the Chinese economy to grow faster than the official target of 6 to 6.5% in 2019 due to stronger fiscal stimulus including tax cuts and faster debt sales. The pace of growth is expected to normalize in 2020. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iSha...

Japan's exports fell for a third straight month in February, suggesting the BOJ might be forced to offer more stimulus to temper the effects of slowing external demand and trade frictions. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japa...