JPNL News and Press, Direxion Daily Japan Bull 3x Shares From 10/24/19

The Japanese economy is at risk of contracting as business activity was hit in October following the sales tax increase which took effect during the month. However, the extent to which the tax change has dampened economic activity was difficult to assess because of accompanying typhoon-related...

Japanese equities have been the star performer since September - rising more dramatically than their global peers in a response to a perceived thaw in U.S.-China trade tensions. Yet we maintain our underweight on Japanese equities: They are particularly vulnerable to a growth slowdown in China...

By Mike Pyle, Ben Powell, Scott Thiel Japanese equities outran their global peers in September in an exaggerated response to a temporary thaw in U.S.-China trade tensions. We maintain our underweight on Japanese equities, as they are still particularly vulnerable to a growth slowdown in C...

By Jeremy Schwartz Central banks have dominated the global investing narrative recently, from the European Central Bank (ECB) and its multi-pronged stimulus program to the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) cutting interest rates (though perhaps not as fast as the market would like). The Bank of...

Overview The US dollar is rising against nearly every currency today as global growth concerns deepen. Japan's Tankan Survey showed large manufacturers' confidence is at a six-year low. The Reserve Bank of Australia cut 25 bp, as widely expected, and kept the door open for more. The final EM...

Unemployment in Japan remained at 2.2% in August to match the lowest level of the last 26 years. Government officials say the labor market is close to "full employment" with a record 67.51M people working. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTr...

By Jesper Koll Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Japan is a forward-looking, pragmatic bastion of stability in an increasingly uncertain world. This week's cabinet reshuffle cements the unique position that Japanese politics and policymaking occupies relative to most other democratically elected...

South Korea is following through with plans to drop Japan from a list of countries receiving fast-track approvals in trade, a reaction to a similar move by Tokyo to downgrade Seoul's trade status. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, iShares MSCI Sout...

President Trump says in a message to Congress that the U.S. has reached an initial trade agreement with Japan . More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, News on the U.S. economy, Global news and forex, News...

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...