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Fintech Focus For March 17, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 8:59pm | 1939Read More...Quote To Start The Day: To succeed in business you must learn the art of saying no. Source: Barbara Corcoran One Big Thing In Fintech: Owning a company’s stock drives brand loyalty and increases spending. That’s according to a Columbia Business School study that analyzed transaction-...
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Friday's Market Minute: Busy Week For Central Banks
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 9:40am | 307Read More...It was an eventful week for the world’s largest central banks as the Bank of Japan, U.S. Federal Reserve, and European Central Bank held scheduled policy meetings. These three institutions altogether cover nearly half of the global economy. Bank of Japan began the week Monday by cutting the...
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Monday's Market Minute: Earnings Heat Up As Central Banks Convene
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 9:50am | 308Read More...It’s another big week for traders and investors alike, with earnings, economic data, and central bank activity. Meaning there is a lot to stay dialed in on. First and foremost, this week we have 160 S&P 500 companies, including some big names, set to report quarterly results. We also have...
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Japan, Canada, Europe Central Banks Group Up To Discuss Launching Digital Currencies
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 5:33am | 375Read More...The central banks of Japan, Canada, and some of the European Union members are teaming up to study the prospects of launching centralized digital currencies in their respective countries. What Happened The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, Switzerland's Swiss National Bank...
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Tuesday's Market Minute: Earnings, Ecodata & Central Bank Policies
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 10:33am | 405Read More...Looks like we could be in for a busy week ahead! With a light schedule in terms of economic data, focus primarily will be on companies set to report quarterly results as well as central bank policy decisions. The Bank of Japan has already set the stage overnight, announcing its decision to leave...
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Deep Value In The Land Of The Rising Sun
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 9:29am | 535Read More...In recent weeks, there has been increasing chatter about value stocks coming back into style in the U.S. For investors seeking deep value outside the U.S., Japan beckons. Up 7.14% year to date, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE: DXJ) has been a decent though clearly not spectacular...
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Reaching For A Record: Stocks Approach All-Time Highs Amid Rate Optimism
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 10:07am | 1829Read More...Now that the Fed meeting has come and gone with no rate cut, a lot of people are asking themselves, “What’s next?” Well, if you can forget about the Fed for a bit, there’s a bunch of stuff in the headlights, especially next week. That’s when we have the G-20 meeting...
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Japan ETFs Look For Q4 Rallies
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 1:04pm | 472Read More...Japanese stocks haven't been immune to the downside experienced this year by ex-U.S. developed markets equities. In fact, Japan is one of the worst ex-U.S. developed markets offenders as highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 5.62 percent for the MSCI Japan Index. While Japanese stocks are among...
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Bloomberg: Donald Trump Deserves Credit For Japan's Improving Economic Outlook
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 12:26pm | 339Read More...The Bank of Japan boosted its growth forecast for 2017 and President-elect Donald Trump deserves much of the credit, at least according to Bloomberg's editorial board. The Bank of Japan said earlier this week that it now expects its real gross domestic product to rise 1.5 percent in the next fiscal...
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Japan Markets Down Ahead of BOJ Decision
Monday, October 31, 2016 - 10:30pm | 228Read More...Japanese stock markets opened lower on Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 0.12 percent, or 20.50 points to 17,404.50, and the TOPIX declined 0.32 percent, or 4.4 points to 1,388.67. The U.S. dollar declined versus the Japanese yen ahead of the Bank of Japan policy decision. The U.S. Federal...
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El-Erian: Central Banks Have 'Distorted' The Public Market
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 8:24am | 466Read More...Mohamed El-Erian, a well-respected economist and chief economic adviser at Allianz, isn't a fan of owning stocks. In an interview with Bloomberg, El-Erian said he isn't avoiding stocks because of the perceived risks. In fact, his portfolio composition contains assets generally considered to be...
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Drop A Dime On Dollar ETFs
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 12:24pm | 521Read More...It was not long ago that the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) was the king of currency exchange-traded funds. This year, thanks in large part to the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates, the dollar and UUP have almost been reduced to court jester status. What...
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Time For The Topix And Relevant ETFs
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 3:58pm | 556Read More...Against the backdrop of safe-haven demand for the yen, Japanese stocks and exchange-traded funds are struggling this year, but the scenario could improve in the fourth quarter. On the surface, many investors might criticize the lack of inflation, weak macro data and Japan’s corporate exposure...
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Bank Of Japan Has Turned Into 'Control Freaks'
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 7:41am | 377Read More...The Bank of Japan announced a shift in its monetary easing policy whereby it will buy as much or as little Japanese bonds as necessary to maintain a yield on 10-year bonds at zero. At the same time, the Bank of Japan maintained its existing policy of increasing its government-bond holdings by...
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Bank Of Japan's New Stimulus Measures Disappoint Some Investors; Here's What You Need To Know
Friday, July 29, 2016 - 8:09am | 315Read More...The Bank of Japan announced Friday morning it will increase its purchases of exchange-traded funds. The central bank also shied away from introducing new stimulus measures, maintained its key interest rate and also made no changes to the pace of other asset purchases, including Japanese government...
