SCJ News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap From 07/25/23

2023-07-25 19:35:00 ET Summary The Bank of Japan will likely stay dovish for an extended period despite a solid recovery in economic growth and inflation being above target. Japan's unemployment rate has stayed around the 2%+ range since November 2020 while the labour participatio...

2023-07-25 11:15:00 ET Summary Market momentum dominated headlines in the United States in Q2, largely driven by mega-cap technology amid enthusiasm around AI. While US outperformance was narrowly led by a handful of stocks, performance outside the US was broader, particularly in ...

2023-07-24 23:42:00 ET Summary The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global, remained unchanged at 52.1 in July. Japan's manufacturing sector output remained in contraction according to the latest July flash PMI data. A further easing of supply const...

2023-07-23 09:15:00 ET Summary Despite resilient U.S. growth, the foundations have been laid for a short and shallow recession later this year. Notably, as a U.S. recession will likely be short and shallow, any equity pullback will likely be short and shallow. The following recove...

2023-07-21 21:20:00 ET Summary The Fed is going to raise rates on Wednesday and seems poised to be noncommittal with what they will do in September. Last week, China’s top policymakers announced a slew of broad-based plans to boost consumer spending and support for private ...

2023-07-17 19:47:00 ET Summary The worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated a sixteenth monthly fall in export orders for goods and services at the end of the second quarter. In May, the seasonally adjusted PMI New...

2023-07-14 21:14:00 ET Summary On Monday, the US ISM manufacturing report will show activity is slowing down, with the headline reading expected to fall back into contraction territory. The Russian central bank is expected to hike the key rate by 50 basis points on Friday, taking ...

2023-07-12 08:30:00 ET Summary Stubborn core inflation remains the key concern for the Federal Reserve. Unfortunately, relatively strong wage growth exacerbates that concern. We would not be surprised to see more monetary stimulus and some targeted fiscal stimulus in China, which ...

2023-07-07 22:32:00 ET Summary The monthly core reading is expected to rise 0.3%, while the year-over-year reading softens to 5.0%. Better data seems to be appearing everywhere but the UK at the moment and BoE policymakers will be hoping the jobs data brings some overdue good news...

2023-07-07 09:00:00 ET Summary Putting the latest PMI data into perspective, the current readings suggest global consumer price inflation will continue to cool from the estimated 5.3% annual rate seen in May. The stickiness of inflation is stemming from the service sector. In ...