SCJ News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap From 08/17/23

2023-08-17 06:10:00 ET Summary The global economy continued to lose growth momentum at the start of the second half of 2023, underpinned by waning of service sector growth momentum and a deepening manufacturing downturn. Global inflation has shown signs of 'stickiness' in July, dr...

2023-08-16 06:10:00 ET Summary APAC impact bond market continues growth trajectory and accounts for 25% of the global accumulated issuance. China, Japan, and South Korea are leading the way. Investors’ interest in impact bond has been rising in the APAC region, with the inv...

2023-08-16 05:11:35 ET Summary Michael Burry closed out most of his Q1 positions in the second quarter, reducing positions in Signet Jewelers, Liberty Latin America, and New York Community Bancorp. Burry more than doubled his position in The RealReal Inc. and added shares of The G...

2023-08-14 22:41:00 ET Summary According to the TINA concept, stocks are to be purchased when There Is No Alternative, which is shorthand for something like “buy stocks because bond yields stink.”. Using an amalgamation of Japan’s PPI, along with the PPIs of i...

2023-08-14 15:36:00 ET Summary While this is no time to be making major calls on asset allocation, in our view, there are abundant opportunities for generating incremental returns. Initially, each month of divergence increased our concern about market levels, especially as investo...

2023-08-11 23:35:00 ET Summary Christian Correa, Chief Investment Officer of Franklin Mutual Series, discusses his team’s top three themes for the back half of 2023. A tight labor market, strong consumer spending and economic strength across several industries have driven i...

2023-08-11 20:35:00 ET Summary With Wall Street very confident that the Fed won’t be raising rates in September, the focus shifts to how strong is the economy. Eurozone:  There’s no shortage of economic releases next week but there isn’t one that stands o...

2023-08-09 23:45:00 ET Summary A further cooling of a recent revival of service sector growth, which had been buoyed by a post-pandemic tailwind of increased spending, waned for a second month in a row, accompanied by a deepening manufacturing downturn. The manufacturing downturn ...

2023-08-09 02:15:00 ET Summary At its July meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) made a small tweak to its yield curve control (YCC) policy. Based on recent inflation trends, one could conclude that the BOJ’s ultra monetary easing over the last 30 years has finally worked. R...

2023-08-09 01:35:00 ET Summary Japan, once a dominant player in the global semiconductor industry, is determined to reclaim its leading role. Semiconductor manufacturing has become a mission-critical asset for global powerhouses racing to develop the next generation of artificial ...