JPNL News and Press, Direxion Daily Japan Bull 3x Shares From 08/08/19

As North America moves near zero (ZIRP) and possibly negative policy rates (NIRP) in the months ahead, Japan remains the leading test case for these experiments, and investors would be wise to take note. After nearly 30 years of zero and negative interest rates and asset buying by the Bank of ...

Seeking to bridge differences of opinion over tariffs on beef and the automobile sector, Japan and the U.S. have agreed to target a broad deal on bilateral trade by September, the Nikkei reports. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco Currency...

Trade is being rattled across the globe as Japan's cabinet approved a plan to remove South Korea from a list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF, News on ETFs, Globa...

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy steady overnight while trimming its inflation forecasts, taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve tomorrow. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco C...

The start of the third quarter saw a further deterioration in Japanese manufacturing conditions, according to flash PMI, as new export sales continued to decline. Other survey indicators also added to the gloomy outlook, hinting that the sector is unlikely to see significant improvement in the...

Japanese business activity grew in July at the fastest rate since last December, according to new survey data, though indicators of new orders and business sentiment suggest the improvement could be short-lived. Price pressures have, meanwhile, slipped lower, led by falling goods prices. St...

By Philip Lawlor, managing director, global markets research, Robin Marshall, director, fixed income research ECB President Draghi recently stated his concerns about the slowdown in the eurozone economy and noted that the ECB still has plenty of scope to expand its QE asset purchase progra...

Bank stocks crushed by negative interest rates, broader market goes nowhere in 4 years and is down 44% since 1989 despite BOJ's equity purchases. Despite the Bank of Japan's repeated statements over the years that it would pursue its QE program - or "QQE" as it calls it to distinguish it f...

Originally Published on June 4, 2019 David Beckworth : Our guest today is Mike Bird. Mike is a Hong Kong based reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering financial markets across Asia. He previously worked in the Journal's London Bureau. Mike is also a previous guest of the show and re...

By OpenMarkets Along with the Federal Reserve meeting this week come meetings from the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England. All of these gatherings will determine global interest rates for some time to come. Jack Bouroudjian discusses how that affects markets and the search for yiel...