JOF News and Press, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc From 11/12/20

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Twenty out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs rally! RIV offering is now live, with a subscription floor of -5% discount. XFLT increases its distribution by +22%, restoring it to pre COVID-19 levels. For further detai...

For the first month in six, equity CEFs on average posted negative returns, declining 2.56% on a NAV basis for September. While for the sixth month running, fixed income CEFs witnessed returns in the black (+0.02%). Only 12% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 11% o...

Japan's Cabinet Office reports that the early preliminary reading for the Leading Economic Index for September was 86.9 to match consensus expectations. The broad measure of economic activity rose from a mark of 83.8 in August and 78.4 in July.The positive economic news helped push the Nikkei...

At 45.5, Flash Japan PMI signals a further steep drop in output during September. Downturn remains broad-based amid weak demand. Pace of job shedding moderates. Business confidence highest in eight months. For further details see: Flash Japan PMI Signals Further Econ...

The long tenure of Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister has been cut short by ill health, and Yoshihide Suga has been elected to take over by the governing party. Suga will continue Abe’s economic policy: We believe he is likely to add fiscal stimulus and further enhance...

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JOF) (the “Fund”) announced that it will hold its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. to consider the election...

Yoshihide Suga, Shinzo Abe's right-hand man for nearly eight years, has been elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, making him all but certain to become prime minister of the world's third-largest economy later this week. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Wisdo...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Generally, closed-end funds are sought after for their high distributions. These are typically paid on a monthly or quarterly frequency. Monthly paying funds are especially appealing to income-oriented investors. However, within t...

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...