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Big Things Happening In Japan
Calafia Beach Pundit • Tue, May 14 • 3 Comments
BOJ Asset Purchases: Is Japan Sowing Seeds Of Next Asset Bubble
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, May 14 • 2 Comments
The A.B.E. Of Economics
Edward Hugh • Tue, May 14 • 39 Comments
Japan's Market Drama Continues To Amaze
Doug Short • Mon, May 13 • 2 Comments
Land Of The Rising Stock Market
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, May 7
Bank of Japan - Phony 'Divisions'
Pater Tenebrarum • Mon, Apr 29 • 1 Comment
Panic In Japan, And Why Businesses Hate Government Too
Lou Basenese • Fri, Apr 12 • 6 Comments
Market Analysis: The Yen
Hale Stewart • Tue, Apr 9
Japan's Post-Bubble Market Rallies And Bond Yields
Doug Short • Fri, Apr 5 • 2 Comments
On The BoJ's Latest Move: Nothing To See Here Folks, Move Right Along
Scott Sumner • Thu, Apr 4 • 5 Comments
The Case For Japan - With A Caveat
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Jan 24 • 8 Comments
Japan: More Questions Than Answers
Scott Sumner • Mon, Jan 14 • 2 Comments
Japan - Muddling On Or Growing Stronger?
QFinance • Wed, Dec 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
Returns For Basic Asset Allocations Through Q3
ETFreplay • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 3 Comments
S&P Breaks Support: 83 Inverse Equity ETFs To Use As A Hedge
Epsilon • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
The Japanese Debt Crisis (Part 2): When Does Japan Cross The Event Horizon?
CFA Institute Contributors • Fri, Apr 20, 2012 • 23 Comments
The Japanese Debt Crisis (Part 1): Has Japan Passed The Point Of No Return?
CFA Institute Contributors • Fri, Apr 20, 2012 • 3 Comments
Lessons From Japan?
Tim Duy • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 4 Comments
The Japan Debt Disaster And China's (Non)Rebalancing
Michael Pettis • Tue, Mar 20, 2012 • 33 Comments
Land Of The Rising Debt-To-GDP Ratio
Euro Pacific Canada • Thu, Feb 23, 2012 • 18 Comments

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Big Things Happening In Japan
Calafia Beach Pundit • Tue, May 14 • 3 Comments
BOJ Asset Purchases: Is Japan Sowing Seeds Of Next Asset Bubble
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, May 14 • 2 Comments
The A.B.E. Of Economics
Edward Hugh • Tue, May 14 • 39 Comments
Japan's Market Drama Continues To Amaze
Doug Short • Mon, May 13 • 2 Comments
Land Of The Rising Stock Market
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, May 7
Bank of Japan - Phony 'Divisions'
Pater Tenebrarum • Mon, Apr 29 • 1 Comment
Panic In Japan, And Why Businesses Hate Government Too
Lou Basenese • Fri, Apr 12 • 6 Comments
Market Analysis: The Yen
Hale Stewart • Tue, Apr 9
Japan's Post-Bubble Market Rallies And Bond Yields
Doug Short • Fri, Apr 5 • 2 Comments
On The BoJ's Latest Move: Nothing To See Here Folks, Move Right Along
Scott Sumner • Thu, Apr 4 • 5 Comments
The Case For Japan - With A Caveat
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Jan 24 • 8 Comments
Japan: More Questions Than Answers
Scott Sumner • Mon, Jan 14 • 2 Comments
Japan - Muddling On Or Growing Stronger?
QFinance • Wed, Dec 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
Returns For Basic Asset Allocations Through Q3
ETFreplay • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 3 Comments
S&P Breaks Support: 83 Inverse Equity ETFs To Use As A Hedge
Epsilon • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
The Japanese Debt Crisis (Part 2): When Does Japan Cross The Event Horizon?
CFA Institute Contributors • Fri, Apr 20, 2012 • 23 Comments
The Japanese Debt Crisis (Part 1): Has Japan Passed The Point Of No Return?
CFA Institute Contributors • Fri, Apr 20, 2012 • 3 Comments
Lessons From Japan?
Tim Duy • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 4 Comments
The Japan Debt Disaster And China's (Non)Rebalancing
Michael Pettis • Tue, Mar 20, 2012 • 33 Comments
Land Of The Rising Debt-To-GDP Ratio
Euro Pacific Canada • Thu, Feb 23, 2012 • 18 Comments

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Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan: Japan recovery trade could trump carry trade

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 24, 2011)
Outside the Box: Looking for opportunities in Japan

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 22, 2011)
After Hours: Pacific Sunwear shares fall in late trading

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 15, 2011)
Meltdown in nuclear-energy ETFs

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 14, 2011)
Japan-related stocks, ETFs lower after quake

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 11, 2011)
Kyle Bass: Betting on bonds not stocks

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 19, 2010)

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EWV Description

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI Japan Index.
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Country: Japan

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Monday, May 20, 4:57 AM The Japanese economy is slowly improving, the government says, pointing to evidence that exports and factory output are beginning to show signs of life. The upgraded economic assessment is the first upbeat report in two months. Additionally, Reuters Tankan survey showed a sixth consecutive month of improving manufacturer sentiment in Japan, as exporters cheer the weak yen. The index printed at 7, the first positive read in more than a year. The country's Economics Minister says the stage is set for a "V-shaped recovery." The rosy outlook was enough to boost the Nikkei (EWJ, DXJ)) 1.47% on the session. Comment!
Thursday, May 16, 6:26 AM Unexpectedly weak capital spending marred an otherwise decent Japan GDP report, weighing on the Nikkei (EWJ, DXJ), which fell 0.39% but still held onto the 15,000 level. The yen (FXY) was firm against the dollar for most of session, trading around ¥102, but has since lost ground, falling 0.40% to ¥102.60. Comment!
Wednesday, May 15, 3:26 PM The Japanese bull market is too big of a deal to try and get cute, says Jeff Gundlach (video), advising not to try and time a market up 66% in 6 months. If QE is your reason for owning U.S. stocks, he says, why not pile into Japan (EWJ) where the asset purchase program is far larger? Maybe as leveraged as anything to the Japanese bull market is American ETF provider WisdomTree (WETF +3.5%), more than doubling this year as its hedged Japan equity fund (DXJ) reels in billions in assets. 4 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 15, 7:32 AM The Nikkei (EWJ, DXJ) soared another 2.3% overnight to top 15K for the first time since 2007 as the yen (FXY) slid 0.3% to a new multi-year low of ¥102.65. Leading was Sony (SNE), up 10% following Dan Loeb's push for a breakup. Toyota (TM) paced the exporters with a 3.7% gain. JGBs (JGBL) were calm, the yield on the 10-year flat at 0.86%. 4 Comments [Global & FX, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 14, 7:21 AM An early look at the BAML May fund manager survey shows hedge fund equity exposure (VTI) at the highest in 7 years, +45%. Commodity exposure (DBC) is a negative 29%. Cash is at 4.3%. Sectors: It's a record-low exposure to energy (XLE) at -17%. Japan (EWJ, DXJ) at +31% is the highest in 7 years. 1 Comment
Monday, May 13, 4:56 AM The yen (FXY) continues its slide , falling to a new four-and-a-half year low against the dollar, helping the Nikkei (NKY) post another triple-digit gain on the session, rising 1.2% to 14782, its highest level since January 2008. The weak yen comes on the heels of the G7's reportedly amicable meeting over the weekend, at which officials were generally supportive of the BOJ's policies and reiterated that Japan's goal is to fight deflation not engage in the targeting of exchange rates. 4 Comments [Global & FX]
Sunday, May 12, 9:49 PM In Japan, the Nikkei (NKY) scales yet another new five-year high, rising 1.39% ahead of key Chinese economic data. Comment!
Friday, May 10, 4:37 AM For the first time since April of 2009, the yen (FXY) fell through the 100-level against the dollar, helping the Nikkei rally nearly 3% on the session and almost 7% on the week. Japanese equities (EWJ) are now trading at levels last seen in January of 2008. Japanese capital flows data finally showed what many had been waiting for since BOJ Governor Kuroda's shot across the bow at deflation: an outflow, as Japanese investors became net buyers of foreign bonds. 6 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 8, 4:33 AM Fears that flagging demand in the U.S. and Europe would weigh heavily on China's trade data didn't play out, as exports grew 14.7% in April, helping the country swing to a surplus of $18.16B after posting a slight deficit in March. The data surprised analysts, even as some say the numbers may be inflated: "This probably reflects some overinvoicing [as] it was inconsistent with cargo volumes," one economist tells WSJ. Nevertheless, the data serves to buoy regional markets as the Nikkei (NKY) continues its ascent in Japan, rising 0.74% to yet another new five-year record high. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, May 7, 4:37 AM In Japan, stocks (EWJ) come off a long weekend well-rested and promptly rally to near five-year highs as the Nikkei surges 3.55% on the back of Friday's strong U.S. jobs data. Meanwhile, Australia's central bank cut rates by 25 basis points, sending the aussie (FXA) down 0.6% to two month lows against the dollar. 5 Comments
Monday, April 22, 2:55 PM The rally in Japanese equities is just getting started, Morgan Creek's Mark Yusko told a Grant's conference last week. Stocks there remain cheap by any number of metrics and, a bonus, companies have dealt with persistent deflation by relentlessly slashing costs - meaning strong profits on any incremental business. All that's needed is a little growth and "Abenomics" should cure that. DXJ +27.5% YTD. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 16, 10:48 AM Bumping its position in Japanese equities to 16% overweight from 6%, Credit Suisse says stock prices remain cheap, there is little constraint on how much the BOJ can pump, and it will do so until dollar/yen hits ¥110. Watch money pour into stocks, says CS, once pension funds and retail investors realize inflation is set to rise. EWJ +16% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 16, 8:28 AM After continuing to strengthen sharply in early trade overnight, the yen is back in full retreat, down more than 1% vs. the dollar which is now buying ¥97.88. Along with the big reversal came a big swing in the Nikkei, which fell more than 2% at one point, but closed down just 0.4%. FXY -1.1%, EWJ +0.6%, DXJ +0.5% premarket. Comment! [Global & FX, On the Move]
Thursday, April 11, 3:54 AM The Nikkei jumps 2% to 13,549.16, its highest close since July 2008, as the Bank of Japan's aggressive easing policy continues to turbo charge the market. The yen is up a bit vs the dollar, but is at 99.67 and still threatening 100. Meanwhile, other Asian shares are mixed. Hong Kong +0.2%, China -0.3%, India +0.2%. Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories, On the Move]
Monday, April 8, 3:36 PM Satisfied fans of WisdomTree's Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) might have interest in a currency-hedged Japan fund doing even better (and now starting to garner serious assets), the DBJP. The difference is DBJP's cap-weighted approach which tilts it towards larger companies more likely to export and thus benefit off the plunging yen. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, April 8, 1:34 AM The Bank of Japan has started its new aggressive asset-buying program, saying it will acquire ¥1T ($10.3B) of Japanese government bonds with maturities of 5-10 years, and ¥200B of bonds with maturities exceeding 10 years. The purchases are part of the BOJ's plan to inject $1.4T into the economy in under two years. The Nikkei is +2.5% and yen is -1% vs the dollar. 2 Comments [Global & FX, On the Move]

Thomas Pan
Nissan said it will restart its entire manufacturing process in Japan this week. NSANY.OB EWJ EWV EZJ SCJ
3/22/11
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Thomas Pan
Hard to believe a level 5 nuclear crisis in Japan can be cured by fire fighters EWJ EWV EZJ SCJ JSC DFJ
3/21/11
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joemax
EWV is a rip off.. It should be way up if it is truly a double inverse.
3/17/11
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susanzzw7
look at EWV
3/16/11
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whidbey
More correction to go today was the start. Short the DIA, SPY, GLD. Still short NIKKI, EWV and DAX. Use stops of course.
3/15/11
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Hillbilly Stock Star
EWV.....possible short term position, trade only....not a holding, just a trade. Guessing 1or 2 days......
3/13/11
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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: 'Next Greece' Search Is on as Hedge Funds Circle: William Pesek http://bit.ly/d45SMj $EWJ $EWV $FXY $JYF $YCS #ETF #MKT #FOREX
2/22/10
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WaysToPlay: Japan Machinery Orders Slump http://bit.ly/5RkJt JSC DFJ EWJ EWV #ETF #mkt #Japan
9/9/09
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Japan Machinery Orders Slump : is this a leading indicator? DFJ EWJ EWV JSC #mkt #Japan #ETF
9/9/09
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