Japan’s Election Renews Mandate for ‘Abenomics’
By Chris Konstantinos, CFA, RiverFront Investment Group Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s gamble paid off; his Liberal Demographic Party (LDP) has retained its…
Japan ETFs
Japan’s Dilemma: Inflation Targeting in an Aging Society
“It’s not just about generating inflation …. We will look closely at the entire economy and make a comprehensive assessment.” Bank of…
Another Reason to Consider Japan ETFs
Exchange traded funds such as iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEArca: EWJ), WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ) and the Deutsche X-trackers…
WisdomTree’s Japan Equity Toolkit for 2015
Japan has been among the world’s best performing equity markets thus far this year.1 WisdomTree has an extensive Japanese toolkit, with 10…
A New ETF for Japan’s Revitalized Equity Market
With the yen falling and Abenomics taking hold, Japanese stocks are among this year’s best developed market performers. Japanese stocks have been…
ETF Investors Look the Other way as Hedgies bet Against Japanese Stocks
Call it a potential catalyst or problem. Either way, hedge funds are loading up on bearish bets against Japanese stocks, but investors…
A new Avenue for Accessing Japanese Dividends
After years of ranking among the stingiest developed market companies, cash-rich Japanese companies are starting to part with some of that cash…
Some Pros are Missing out on USD/JPY, Japan ETF Strength
The CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEArca: FXY), which tracks yen movements against the dollar, is off 4% over the past month and…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for Japanese Equities)
March 31 marks the end of Japan’s fiscal year, making it a very important point from which to gauge how Japanese stocks…
ETF Chart of the Day: Jumping Japan
It is hard to ignore the massive December 13 strike call activity in EWJ (iShares MSC I Japan, Expense Ratio 0.48%) that…
Why It’s Good to Be Young in Japan
At the Japan Society event “The Sun Also Rises?: Japan’s Potential in the Post-Crisis Global Economy,” we heard panelists talk about how…
Why Companies Are Starting to Reinvest in Japan
On March 31, 2015, Toyota was the largest company in Japan—nearly twice the weight of the next largest firm, Mitsubishi UFJ, in…
The Rising (Sun) Economy – What’s Next for Japan?
Recently, we attended a panel discussion at the Japan Society entitled “The Sun Also Rises?: Japan’s Potential in the Post-Crisis Global Economy.”…
Capturing Quality and Dividend Growth In Japan
Japanese equities have been among the best performing global markets since late 2012.1 The depreciation of the yen and the rise in…