The past several weeks have, no doubt, caused or tempted many investors to sell off. But is that the best course of action? Scott Welch looks back at the market dips in previous years to compare them to the market turmoil today.
Today’s Bank of Japan (BOJ) actions lay a strong foundation for a successful counter to the rising COVID-19 depression risks. To become credible and successful, its focus now shifts to three major areas: two at home and one abroad.
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Is the coronavirus a “normal” health scare or something genuinely disruptive for the markets? Jesper Koll discusses why the next two weeks are key in making this determination by looking at virus data in Tokyo.
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Japanese equities are unloved and under-owned because rates have refused to rise. Jeff Weniger discusses what could happen if bond yields rise and why Japanese equities would be the play.
P.M. Abe’s economic policy leadership credentials got a huge boost last week, with his cabinet approving a massive extra fiscal spending package. Jesper Koll explains how this extra spending package will make Japan a standout amongst the G7 countries in 2020.
Jeremy Schwartz examines divergences in two WisdomTree currency-hedged ETFs: the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ) and WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ).
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Many see Japan as a value trap. But if you’re looking for one of the world’s most depressed valuations with stocks positioned for a better global growth environment, we believe there are currently few places with multiples as attractive as Japan, says Jeremy Schwartz.
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