ZJPN News and Press, SPDR Solactive Japan ETF From 05/29/20

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to ease business restrictions in the city to "step 2" of its reopening plan on June 1. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, News on the U.S. economy, News on...

The Japanese economy suffered a further substantial fall in business activity during May, according to the latest flash PMI results. The downturn reflected not only the extension of emergency measures taken domestically to contain the COVID-19 pandemic but also the collapse in global demand. T...

Pushed down by the initial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 3.4% in the January-March period. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF, News on ETFs, ...

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS ) says it won't move forward with its plans in Japan because the framework around the development of an integrated resort has made its goals there unreachable. More news on: Las Vegas Sands Corp., iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF,...

Further boosting monetary stimulus, the BOJ said it will "purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds," echoing similar language used by the U.S. Federal Reserve last month. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japa...

The downturn in Japan's private sector economy gained momentum in April, with business activity slumping to the greatest extent on record, according to flash PMI data. The headline au Jibun Bank flash PMI plunged 8.5 points to 27.8. Stricter rules to limit the spread of COVID-19 has c...

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in a speech today that COVID-19 is having a serious impact on the Japanese economy. Kuroda pointed to declines in exports, output, demand from overseas tourists and private consumption. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hed...

Japan is finalizing plans for a massive stimulus package worth ¥108T ($990B) - equal to 20% of its economic output - to counter the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Tr...

Investment thesis: International news is still mostly bad. The latest EU PMI data shows a service sector crash. Data from Japan also shows weakness, as do the latest South Korean releases. On the plus side, China was modestly higher this week but it's still too early to think about taking a ...

Investment thesis: The international environment is far too volatile right now. Although policymakers are engaging in the correct activities, we're still too far away from a clear end game to make any moves into the international markets. Markit released the first round of COVID-19 PM...