SCJ News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap From 06/05/24

2024-06-05 09:40:00 ET Summary At 50.9, the Global Manufacturing PMI recorded above 50.0 neutral mark for a fourth straight month in April. The latest data signalled an ongoing steady improvement of the global manufacturing economy so far in 2024 after almost one and a half years ...

2024-06-04 04:30:00 ET Summary Taiwan has clearly established its dominance in semiconductor manufacturing, particularly in logic chips. As the AI revolution increasingly demands advanced systems capable of storing vast amounts of data, South Korea has fortified its position in th...

2024-06-01 05:55:46 ET Summary Markets for the most part corroborated the "higher for longer" and rising global yields thesis. The Nasdaq 100 declined 0.7% Wednesday in bearish trading action, as the Semiconductors slumped 1.9%. The yen has ominously little to show for the mon...

2024-05-31 09:20:00 ET Summary We’d rather downplay the weaker-than-expected manufacturing data and focus on a solid recovery in retail sales and a reacceleration in inflation, which will be welcomed by the Bank of Japan. Inflation has been quite choppy due to various gover...

2024-05-31 01:20:00 ET Summary Europe seems extremely likely to cut rates in June, in my view, as progress on inflation has been significant. Inflation has slowed, and I give the Bank of Canada a 50/50 chance of a rate cut at its June meeting. The Federal Reserve seems poised ...

2024-05-27 03:25:00 ET Summary The flash PMI data for May from S&P Global brought encouraging news on economic growth, with output of the combined manufacturing and service sectors rising across the four major developed economies - the 'G4' - at the fastest rate for a year. Am...

2024-05-23 23:30:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-05-22 12:30:00 ET Summary Recent data indicates the US economy has been cooling modestly and disinflationary progress has resumed, which should help hasten the start of rate cuts. There is a significant amount of cash that is likely to start moving to stock and bonds once the...

2024-05-22 09:15:00 ET Summary By end-April 2024, Japanese equities had outperformed the FTSE All-World index over 12 months and in the year to date. Japan has undertaken significant structural corporate reforms in recent years. Active share buybacks by listed Japanese firms h...

2024-05-20 14:15:00 ET Summary We stay dynamic on a strategic horizon to take advantage of sharp valuation shifts. We go overweight emerging market stocks for the first time since 2020. U.S. stocks hit all-time highs while 10-year yields fell after the CPI data met expectations. W...