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Japan In The Spotlight; Blockchain In AI's Shadow
10:30pm, Friday, 31'st Jan 2025
As the global private equity industry took tentative steps toward recovery in 2024, Japan raced ahead. The value of private equity investment in Japan jumped nearly 41% over the prior-year total in 20
Financial Giant Charts a Differentiated Course in Active ETFs
12:13pm, Monday, 02'nd Dec 2024
Investment manager Franklin Templeton has marked eight years as an ETF issuer in the U.S. market. Primarily known as an active manager of mutual funds, the firm also offers active, quasi-active and pa
FLJP: Tariffs A Dark Cloud Over Automotive-Dominated Index
03:30pm, Monday, 18'th Nov 2024
The Franklin FTSE Japan ETF is value-weighted and heavily exposed to the automotive and industrial sectors, making it vulnerable to a stronger Yen and potential US tariffs. We are optimistic about the
Diversify portfolios outside of the U.S. to take advantage of strong growth, says Michael Landsberg
02:55pm, Friday, 25'th Oct 2024
Michael Landsberg, Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss investment opportunities abroad, why investors should trust there's room for growth in India and Japan,
BoJ Hikes By 25 Bps And Starts QT: Too Little Too Late, But In Right Direction To Prop Up The Plunging Yen
02:25pm, Wednesday, 31'st Jul 2024
The “real” policy rate is massively negative, with the new policy rate of 0.25% far below Core CPI of 2.6%. When QT reaches about ¥3 trillion per month in 2026, it would represent a reduction of
FLJP: A Good Japan Fund, But Be Careful Of The Yen
04:29pm, Tuesday, 30'th Jul 2024
Japan's markets have been strong due to Yen weakness, making Franklin FTSE Japan ETF a good long-term investment option for exposure to Japan's competitive and efficient markets. The FLJP ETF mirrors
What's The Next Step For The Bank of Japan?
10:15am, Friday, 07'th Jun 2024
In March, the Bank of Japan abolished its 8-year-old negative interest rate policy, hiking rates for the first time in 17 years by raising its benchmark rate to 0-0.1%. To combat inflation while also
Mixed Japanese Data Supports BoJ's Policy Normalization
09:20am, Friday, 31'st May 2024
We'd rather downplay the weaker-than-expected manufacturing data and focus on a solid recovery in retail sales and a reacceleration in inflation, which will be welcomed by the Bank of Japan. Inflation
What Has Led To Japan's Come-Back?
09:15am, Wednesday, 22'nd May 2024
By end-April 2024, Japanese equities had outperformed the FTSE All-World index over 12 months and in the year to date. Japan has undertaken significant structural corporate reforms in recent years.
ETF Prime: Chang on Vanguard's CEO, Global Flows, and More
06:13pm, Tuesday, 21'st May 2024
On this week's episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci sat down with VettaFi Senior Industry Analyst Kirsten Chang to discuss Vanguard's new CEO, ETF flows around the globe, and mounting interest in Ch
Weak Yen Unlikely To End Japan's Rally
10:40am, Monday, 13'th May 2024
A weak yen is unlikely to end the positive momentum in Japanese equities. The drivers of the recent rally remain, so we stay overweight Japanese stocks.
FLJP: On Second Thought, The Yen Probably Stays Weak
02:59am, Sunday, 12'th May 2024
The Franklin FTSE Japan ETF is mostly value-weighted and has an overweight position in consumer discretionary and IT sectors. The Yen is weak, which is generally good for the FLJP, but it could derail
Across the Pond: Global ETF Flows Going Strong
10:47am, Wednesday, 08'th May 2024
April was a relatively quiet month for ETFs across the board. U.S. equity inflows took a breather.
Can Japan's Stock Market Continue Its Record-Setting Run?
09:05am, Wednesday, 17'th Apr 2024
Japan's equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index, has been on a tear in 2024, eclipsing its previous high set back in 1989. As of early April, the index is hovering near 40,000. Solid economic growth, a
Investors push a Japanese ETF to fresh highs, seeking protection from a falling yen
06:22pm, Thursday, 21'st Mar 2024
Hello! This is MarketWatch reporter Isabel Wang bringing you this week's ETF Wrap. In this week's edition, we look at one of the currency-hedged Japan ETFs, which reached its all-time high on Thursday
