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Nikkei 500 runs to record high as Japanese economy shows improvement (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Japan's Cabinet Office reports that the early preliminary reading for the Leading Economic Index for September was 86.9 to match consensus expectations.

Warren Buffett buys into Japanese stocks. How to play the move using ETFs

With billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway investing in the five leading trading companies in Japan, market analysts flag ways to ride the wave using ETFs.

Abe set to end run as Japan's longest serving premier (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Word that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to resign due to health reasons saw the Nikkei fall 1.4% overnight, while the safe-haven yen strengthened 0.5% against the dollar as the political uncertainty might prompt money to come back home."Monetary and fiscal policies will remain intact for now, but the mood will sour like it did last time," said Tsutomu Soma, a bond trader at Monex in Tokyo.

Inflation in Japan stays at zero

Japan's core inflation rate landed at 0.0% in July to miss the +0.1% mark anticipated by economists and register flat prices in the nation for the second month in a row.The lack of price momentum is likely to keep the Bank of Japan continuing on its road of massive monetary stimulus and ultra-low interest rates to support government fiscal spendingThe so-called core-core inflation index, which strips out food and energy prices, rose 0.4% during the month to fall short of the forecast for rise of 0.5%.Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is on record as saying that he views the risk of Japan falling back into deflation as low.ETFs: EWJ, DXJ, DFJ, DBJP, JOF, JPNL, HEWJ, SCJ, DXJS, JEQ, EWV, EZJ, JPXN, JPN, BBJP, EWJV, FJP, FLJP, GSJY, HJPX, EWJE, FLJH, ZJPN, IHREF

Japan eyes scaled-down Olympics (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Remember the Tokyo Olympics? The Summer Games planned now to be hosted by Japan next year are not expected to be done with grand splendor, according to organizers. That development is a departure fro

Tokyo to ease restrictions

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to ease business restrictions in the city to "step 2" of its reopening plan on June 1.The decision will allow shopping malls, gyms and movie theat

Japan's economy slips into recession (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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.It follows a revised 7.3% contraction in the pre

Las Vegas Sands to end Japan casino pursuit (NYSE:LVS)

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."It is time

BOJ pledges unlimited bond buying (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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.The st

Kuroda warns on Japanese economy (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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 tour

Mega stimulus in Japan as economy faces 'final blow' (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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.That exceeds 11% of output for

Tokyo set for state of emergency (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe maybe tomorrow will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures. Alongside, the government is expected to put forth a $1T stimulus package.The s

Tokyo Olympics officially delayed

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan and the IOC have formally agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympics.The games will likely be moved to 2021.The Olympics news is largely already baked into the

BOJ conducts emergency bond buying

Following moves from the ECB and RBA, the Bank of Japan sought to stem a bond market rout by pledging to spend billions of dollars and implement yield curve control.The central bank offered to buy as

Japan PM Abe: Let's defeat coronavirus and get on with the Olympics

Saying Japan is aiming for a "V-shaped" recovery fueled by decisive economic policies, PM Shinzo Abe says there has been no discussion about delaying or cancelling the 2020 Summer Olympics.Abe

Big monetary stimulus from the BOJ

Echoing the Fed's move overnight, the BOJ said it would increase its annual purchasing pace of ETFs from the previous level of ¥6T ($56B) per year to ¥12T.The decision far exceeded market expectations

No need to declare coronavirus emergency - Japan PM

Japan PM Shinzo Abe said at a news conference on Saturday that coronavirus in Japan is not at a stage to declare an emergency.He adds that experts have not seen an explosive rise in coronavirus cases.

Taxable fixed income ETFs pull in $2.6B for the week: Lipper Refinitiv

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets — including conventional funds and ETFs — for the third week in a row, injecting $13.9B for the week ended Feb. 19, according to Refinitiv Lipper's

Bad news in Japan as economy shrinks 6.3%

The world's third largest economy contracted at an annualized rate of 6.3% in the last three months of 2019, as a sales tax hike took a bite out of consumer and business spending.The near-term outlook

Japan's trade minister resigns amid scandal

Japan's trade minister has resigned amid scandal, a month into his job.Isshu Sugawara offered his resignation and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accepted, naming Hiroshi Kajiyama as a replacement. Parliam

Record-high employment in Japan

Unemployment in Japan remained at 2.2% in August to match the lowest level of the last 26 years. Government officials say the labor market is close to "full employment" with a record 67.51M pe

Trump reports trade deal with Japan

President Trump says in a message to Congress that the U.S. has reached an initial trade agreement with Japan. "I am pleased to report that my Administration has reached an initial trade agreemen

Japan downgrades South Korea’s trade status

As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Japanese manufacturers must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean export, such as fluorinated polyimides used for displays.The move could

U.S. and Japan reach trade deal in principle

President Trump says the U.S. and Japan have an agreement in principle and a formal trade agreement could be signed at the U.N. General Assembly in September.Trump made the announcement after meeting

Japan, U.S. rush talks for trade deal

Top Japanese and American negotiators will meet in Washington over the next two days in a last-minute attempt to compromise on beef and car exports if they are to conclude a trade deal by September.Th

Seasonal Trading Patterns For The World's Biggest Economies Part 1

Most major stock exchanges have a seasonal pattern that one can trade based on the macro flow of funds from the national government and current account.

Seasonal Trading Patterns For The World's Biggest Economies

Most major stock exchanges have a seasonal pattern that one can trade based on the macro flow of funds from the national government and current account.