First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund

FJP tracks a tiered equal-weighted index of Japanese equities selected using both growth and value screens.

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF

Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

iShs Crr Hg JPX Shs

iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

Across the developed markets, central banks have embarked on a tightening path. Will Japan's central bank soon follow suit?

What's Next For The Bank Of Japan?

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF

Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia EX-Japan ETF

Global X China Biotech Innovation ETF

Global X MSCI China Communication Services ETF

Global X China Energy ETF

Global X MSCI China Health Care ETF

Global X China Industrials

Global X MSCI China Information Technology ETF

Global X MSCI China Large Cap 50 ETF

Global X China Materials ETF

Global X China Consumer ETF

Global X MSCI China Real Estate ETF

Global X MSCI China Consumer Staples ETF

Global X MSCI China Utilities ETF

Global X China Financials ETF

Loncar China Biopharma ETF

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF

iShares MSCI China A ETF

Invesco China Technology ETF

Asian Growth CUBS ETF

WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund

Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF

Franklin FTSE China ETF

Franklin FTSE Hong Kong ETF

Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF

First Trust Chindia ETF

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF

SPDR S&P China ETF

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

KraneShares MSCI All China Index ETF

KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF

KraneShares CICC China 5G and Semiconductor Index ETF

KraneShares CICC China Leaders 100 Index ETF

Kraneshares MSCI China Environment Index ETF

KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF

KraneShares Hang Seng Tech Index ETF

KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

iShares MSCI China ETF

Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF

Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF

Franklin Templeton Dragon Fund

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares

Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares

A multifaced response, including increasing interest rates, is needed to prevent an upward spiral of price expectations and rising capital outflows. China, Asia's largest economy, saw a significant deceleration in the second quarter as the zero-COVID policy prompted lockdowns for major cities and supply-chain hubs.

Asia's Economies Face Weakening Growth, Rising Inflation Pressures

The preliminary PMI survey results for July signal a significant loss of growth momentum in the Japanese economy at the start of the third quarter. Business activity growth slowed to a near standstill in July, as the economy's rebound from Omicron-related containment measures lost momentum.

Economic Growth In Japan Close To Stalling In July Led By Renewed Manufacturing Decline

The assassination of Japan's longest-serving former prime minister shocked the nation and markets, pushing up the yen and sending stocks lower, before their recovery by market close the same day.

A Few Days In Japan

Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust

ProShares Ultra Yen

ProShares UltraShort Yen

The yen's tumble to two-decade lows may propel exports and help quicken a rebound for its inbound travel and tourism sector as Japan eases pandemic border restrictions.

Re-Examining Japan's Economy

The pace of economic growth accelerated in Japan at the end of the second quarter according to the latest business surveys. Lockdowns in mainland China were commonly cited as a key cause of the ongoing bottlenecks.

Japan's Economy Speeds Up In June As Services Revive, Manufacturing Slows, Prices Surge

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund

iShares MSCI India ETF

iShares India 50 ETF

Inflationary pressure is much higher in West than East in 2022. This may result in policy tightening in West and continued easy policy in East.

Is It Time to Invest In East Over West? ETFs in Focus

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

Franklin FTSE Australia ETF

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

Japan And Australia Enter Third Economic Downturns As Omicron Wave Hits

Upcoming rate hikes could drive an increase in hedging costs for Japanese investors, redirecting flows into unconventional assets and regions. Hedged yield pickup is naturally governed by the relationship of the spot and forward FX rates, which in turn are driven primarily by short-term interest rates.

Japan's Search For Surplus Yield

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc

SPDR Solactive Japan ETF

After underperforming earlier in the year, Japanese equities started rising in late August and should maintain strong momentum in the coming months. The Japanese economy's growth in the recovery quarter, Q2, was solid; and the full-year growth rate for 2021 is projected at 2.4%.

Japanese Equities Continuing Recent Outperformance

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

The Japan Topix Index climbed to the highest level since April 1991 and has been outperforming its Asian peers in recent weeks.

Japan Topix Hits 30-Year High: ETFs to Tap

In the seven years leading up to the Games, millions of jobs are created to meet the demand in labor needed to pull off hosting the Olympics. The confluence of heavy media coverage and no fans has never happened for the Olympics.

Olympic Economics In A COVID-19 World

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

Although both services and manufacturing output indices declined, manufacturing managed to sustain moderate growth while services activity slipped further into contraction. Service sector firms saw demand shrink for an eighteenth consecutive month and were pushed to shedding jobs, according to flash data, after having continuously expanded their workforce for five straight months.

Japan Shows Further Divergence From Other Developed Economies As Virus Disruptions Continue

“Stocks always go up in the long run” is not a universal law. To this very day, the Nikkei 225 languishes some 25 percent below its all-time high reached at the end of 1989. In April, two things happened of note: the Nikkei 225 crossed the 30,000 level for the first time since 1990, and Toshiba chief executive officer Nobuaki Kurumatani abruptly resigned from office.

Toshiba And The Fragility Of Nikkei 30,000

Japanese equities have long been overlooked by many global investors. The tide has begun to turn in 2021, but what will it take for Japanese value stocks to make a more sustained recovery?

Japanese Stocks Regain Luster For Post-Pandemic Markets

au Jibun Bank Japan Flash Japan Composite PMI falls to 48.1 in May from 51.0 in April.

Flash Japan Composite PMI Signals Economy Back In Contraction Amid Virus Wave

Digitalization goes beyond the implementation of technology; it's about driving deep change to entire business models. Digitalization is critical to ensuring Japan's productivity when much of the population is out of the labor force.

The Digitalization Of Japan

At 45.5, Flash Japan PMI signals a further steep drop in output during September.

Flash Japan PMI Signals Further Economic Decline, But Confidence Strengthens

This First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP) has hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP) Hits a New 52-Week High

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Japan ETF

BoJ could ease polices further in October. The prospective move could help Japan ETFs.

Japan ETFs Rally on BoJ's Hints of Easing in October

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