Japan’s inflation scare may be over soon, as core CPI and PPI trends point to lower prices. Jeff Weniger discusses how BoJ’s policy shifts affect the yield curve and the bond market.
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We recently rebalanced our Japan Hedged Equity Index, Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Index and Japan SmallCap Dividend Index. Hyun Kang outlines the rebalances and performance of the Indexes.
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The recent surge in the dollar has brought currency hedging into focus. Liqian Ren outlines two methods for implementing currency hedging and explains the logic behind them.
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Is the cycle of doggedly low levels of inflation and disinflation coming to an end for Japanese companies? In part three of the four-part series, our thought leaders continue the discussion on international equities with an analysis of the current state of Japanese equities.
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Inside the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE) memos are some initiatives that may just be the primary bullish drivers of Japanese equities. Jeff Weniger analyzes key points from the memos and makes the case for Japanese equities.
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Japanese large caps have been a bright spot for value investors over the last three years—particularly when implemented with a currency hedge along with a small-cap exposure. Jeremy Schwartz makes the case for being more hedged and taking less currency risk when investing abroad and how investors can seek to achieve this with our Japan hedged-equity ETFs.
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