iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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How ETFs Covering Japan Reacted to Bank of Japan, and How They Are Anticipating FOMC

Posted: September 21, 2016 at 10:10 am

For better or worse, quantitative easing is going to remain a part of our lives for longer. 24/7 Wall St. already has covered the Bank of Japan's continued efforts in ...
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Will 3 Days in a Row of Market Holidays in Japan Be Felt in Asian Equities?

Posted: September 21, 2015 at 9:55 am

Japan has endured one of the greatest efforts of quantitative easing measures. Abenomics has tried and tried to rekindle some inflation and growth in Japan, but now the Asian equities ...
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Key Analyst Sees Japanese Equity Rising

Posted: November 4, 2014 at 12:45 pm

Japan made policy announcements last Friday that were highly supportive of overweight analyst calls for Japan. On inflation, the Bank of Japan and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are willing to ...
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ETF Companion Guide for the 10 Best Economies in the World

Posted: September 9, 2014 at 12:20 pm

After seeing a recent report from the World Economic Forum on national competitiveness ratings, 24/7 Wall St. used several metrics to determine which nations had the best economies in the ...
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Credit Suisse Says to Exit Overweight Japan Trade

Posted: March 20, 2014 at 8:45 am

The pro-Japan quantitative easing trade is coming to an end. At least that is what Credit Suisse has telegraphed in its global equity strategy sector outlook. The firm's Andrew Garthwaite ...
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DJIA Now Down 1,000 Points, Emerging and International Markets Differ

Posted: February 3, 2014 at 11:55 am

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was down more than 140 points after a dismal ISM manufacturing report on Monday. What stands out here is that the DJIA is now ...
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As U.S. Markets Closed on MLK Day, Asia Sputters, Europe in Limbo

Posted: January 20, 2014 at 9:56 am

The U.S. markets were closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Europe and Asia, however, were not closed. What was seen on Monday was a ...
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WisdomTree Finds That Japan Giveth and Japan Taketh Away

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 10:40 am

WisdomTree Investments Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has been winning and winning due to its great Japan bet on a hedged Japan Equity ETF, which moved to eliminate the currency risks of the ...
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True Currency Parody: The Return of Dollar-Yen Parity

Posted: April 10, 2013 at 3:33 pm

Endless printing of money to purchase assets and bonds in Japan is a real game-changing initiative. It devalues what had become a very overvalued Yen but creates problems for the ...
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Proof That QE Will Drive Japanese Assets Higher

Posted: April 4, 2013 at 10:20 am

Japan has confirmed what we already expected in that its version of quantitative easing is going to be massive. Depending on how it comes about, somewhere between $75 billion and ...
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ETF Review: Hedged Japan and Europe ETFs Getting Bubbly? (WETF, DXJ, HEDJ, EWJ, VGK)

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 7:30 am

24/7 Wall St. is reviewing ETF strategies, nuances and trends with regularity, and we cannot help but to wonder about the so-called hedged international exchange traded funds (ETFs). These hedged ...
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BofA/ML RIC Report Great For Stocks, Not For Gold & Bonds

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 12:56 pm

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is out with its so-called RIC-Report for its clients. There is good news for equity investors, but not such good news for investors in ...
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Bearish Byron Wien Leaves Many Stocks and ETFs Vulnerable in 2013

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 11:01 am

Byron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this ...
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Marc Faber Boom & Doom… Stocks, Japan, Gold (EWJ, GLD)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 10:45 am

Marc Faber, who is the publisher of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, gave an interview on Bloomberg Television this Monday showing some real caution that is mixed with some ...
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ETF Daily: Has Japan Come Too Far Too Fast? (EWJ, JOF, DXJ, EWV, JEQ)

Posted: March 23, 2011 at 2:32 pm

Our "Daily ETF Watch" begs a question... Have the record inflows of investing capital that have recently into Japan been too much too fast for too volatile of a situation?    ...
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