SCJ News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap From 06/27/23

2023-06-27 03:01:00 ET Summary The pace at which APAC economies reopened their borders has varied significantly, although most had reopened for international tourist travel by late 2022. As COVID-19 border restrictions were gradually relaxed in Thailand and also in many of Thailan...

2023-06-26 22:00:00 ET Summary Japan's Nikkei 225 eclipsed 33,000 for the first time in 33 years, and the significant rally has attracted major investor interest. Global portfolio managers are increasingly bullish on Japan, and they are allocating more cash to this rising market. ...

2023-06-26 11:05:00 ET Summary We see the outlook brightening for Japanese stocks vs. developed peers given fewer supply constraints, supportive monetary policy and corporate reforms. Developed market short-term bond yields rose last week after the Bank of England hiked rates agai...

2023-06-24 03:52:00 ET Summary June's flash PMI surveys rounded off a solid second quarter, with all four largest developed world economies having continued to grow in June. Note that with manufacturing backlogs falling at a steeper rate in June, we would expect G4 factory product...

2023-06-24 01:50:00 ET Summary Global economic performance exceeded expectations in early 2023. With financial conditions tightening, global growth likely slowed in the second quarter and will remain below potential through mid-2024. Global consumer price inflation has slowed ...

2023-06-23 21:15:00 ET Summary Europe appears at great risk for a recession as traders bet on aggressive rate rises by all the European central banks. The Fed is still expected to be nearing the end of their respective rate hiking campaign. If inflation comes down as expected,...

2023-06-23 00:30:00 ET Summary Despite a slowdown in growth momentum from May, as signalled by the latest June flash PMI data for Japan, a solid quarter of growth is expected for Q2 2023. This may well exceed the strong official GDP reading recorded in Q1, with a service sector ex...

2023-06-22 00:30:00 ET Summary The Fed held rates steady in June but projected two more rate hikes before the end of the year. The ECB hiked rates and made it clear that there’s more work to be done in the inflation fight. Japan maintained its accommodative policy, whil...

2023-06-16 21:50:00 ET Summary Housing data is expected to stabilize, but if we see strong demand for mortgages, that could unnerve the Fed. The CBRT will announce its latest interest rate decision next week and frankly, no one knows what’s going to happen. The latest B...

2023-06-16 07:00:00 ET Summary The BoJ has unanimously decided to maintain its ultra-easing monetary policy. It is looking for clearer signs of sustainable inflation growth. We believe higher-than-expected inflation, a continued solid economic recovery, and growing pressures f...