JPNL News and Press, Direxion Daily Japan Bull 3x Shares From 08/29/19

In general, Asia is holding up fairly well. The major economies are still expanding, unemployment is low, and consumers are still increasing their rate of consumption. But the trade war is clearly hurting as PMIs are either below 50 or just barely above that level. Industrial production is...

Originally Published August 26, 2019 After trading overnight in Asia, Japan's government bond market is within a hair's breadth of setting new record lows. The 10-year JGB is within a basis point and a fraction of one while the 5-year JGB has only 2 bps to reach. It otherwise seems at odds...

As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Japanese manufacturers must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean export, such as fluorinated polyimides used for displays. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, iShares MSCI South Korea Ca...

President Trump says the U.S. and Japan have an agreement in principle and a formal trade agreement could be signed at the U.N. General Assembly in September. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend ETF, News on the U.S. ...

Top Japanese and American negotiators will meet in Washington over the next two days in a last-minute attempt to compromise on beef and car exports if they are to conclude a trade deal by September. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco Currenc...

A soft earnings report from Japanese drugstore operator Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings highlights the "recent plunge" in inbound spending from big-spending Chinese tourists, according to Nikkei. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Deutsche X-trackers MSCI J...

South Korea has moved to downgrade Japan from its list of most trusted trading partners while also seeking talks to end a months-long spat that has hurt economic ties between the two countries. More news on: iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF, Korea Fund, Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3...

The British manufacturing sector pulled the English economy into contraction for the first time since 2012. Real GDP declined by 0.2% Q/Q in the second quarter of 2019, another minus sign to add to the growing global list. Goods production fell sharply, down 2.3% in Q2 from Q1. It was the bigg...

The Bank of Japan likely heaved a sigh of relief following data that revealed strong annualized GDP growth of 1.8% in Q2, which was much better than a median forecast for a 0.4% growth. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanes...

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 ...