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Japan's Decline Is Elementary
Cullen Roche • Thu, May 23 • 11 Comments
Nikkei - Foreshadowing A Move In U.S. Markets?
Matthew Bradbard • Thu, May 23 • 3 Comments
Why The Fed May Increase QE Asset Purchases Before Pursuing Exit Strategies
Bishop Research and Analytics • Fri, May 17 • 23 Comments
BOJ Asset Purchases: Is Japan Sowing Seeds Of Next Asset Bubble
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, May 14 • 2 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
Slicing Up The Global Equity Market Pie
James Picerno • Mon, Feb 4 • 1 Comment
The Case For Japan - With A Caveat
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Jan 24 • 8 Comments
Yen Weakness And Shifting Capital Flows
Marc Chandler • Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Japan Is Turning Into The United States
Paulo Santos • Sun, Nov 25, 2012 • 60 Comments
Dramatic Change In The Japanese Yen
George Liu • Fri, Nov 23, 2012 • 8 Comments
Lessons From Japan?
Tim Duy • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 4 Comments
Land Of The Rising Debt-To-GDP Ratio
Euro Pacific Canada • Thu, Feb 23, 2012 • 18 Comments
The Great Japan Debate
Macro and Cheese • Mon, Jan 23, 2012 • 21 Comments
10 Crazy Facts About Japan's Debt Burden
The Ox • Thu, Jan 19, 2012 • 9 Comments

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Japan's Decline Is Elementary
Cullen Roche • Thu, May 23 • 11 Comments
Nikkei - Foreshadowing A Move In U.S. Markets?
Matthew Bradbard • Thu, May 23 • 3 Comments
Why The Fed May Increase QE Asset Purchases Before Pursuing Exit Strategies
Bishop Research and Analytics • Fri, May 17 • 23 Comments
BOJ Asset Purchases: Is Japan Sowing Seeds Of Next Asset Bubble
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, May 14 • 2 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
Slicing Up The Global Equity Market Pie
James Picerno • Mon, Feb 4 • 1 Comment
The Case For Japan - With A Caveat
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Jan 24 • 8 Comments
Yen Weakness And Shifting Capital Flows
Marc Chandler • Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Japan Is Turning Into The United States
Paulo Santos • Sun, Nov 25, 2012 • 60 Comments
Dramatic Change In The Japanese Yen
George Liu • Fri, Nov 23, 2012 • 8 Comments
Lessons From Japan?
Tim Duy • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 4 Comments
Land Of The Rising Debt-To-GDP Ratio
Euro Pacific Canada • Thu, Feb 23, 2012 • 18 Comments
The Great Japan Debate
Macro and Cheese • Mon, Jan 23, 2012 • 21 Comments
10 Crazy Facts About Japan's Debt Burden
The Ox • Thu, Jan 19, 2012 • 9 Comments

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London Markets: FTSE 100 jumps to highest close since 2000

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Europe Markets: Europe stocks extend rally, track U.S. higher

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London Markets: FTSE 100 gains for 10th straight day

at MarketWatch.com (May 15, 2013)
London Markets: HSBC helps lift banks in upbeat London market

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London Markets: FTSE 100 up for third day after China import data

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Europe Markets: Strong China import demand boosts Europe stocks

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London Markets: Next, airlines drop in weak U.K. market

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Europe Markets: U.S. jobs data send Europe stocks to one-month low

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London Markets: Bank rally boosts FTSE 100 to 2013 high

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Europe Markets: Narrow moves mark Europe stocks after U.S. data

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Europe Markets: German optimism boosts Europe stocks

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London Markets: FTSE 100 posts 2.1% weekly gain, Shell rises

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London Markets: Miners rise in London after upbeat China data

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Europe Markets: Europe stocks buoyed on U.S. data, Mideast hopes

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London Markets: Banks push U.K. stocks higher; Tesco weighs

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Europe Markets: European stocks rise after Ifo; Spain stumbles

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London Markets: Energy stocks send FTSE 100 higher; BG, Tullow up

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Europe Markets: Europe stocks rally as central banks take action

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London Markets: FTSE 100 plummets, led by BP, Rio Tinto, HSBC

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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

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Friday, May 24, 2:19 PM Soaring volatility on the Nikkei isn't stopping investors from scooping up options "with something approaching glee," according to SIG's derivatives team (for the uninitiated, higher vols mean higher options prices). Most of the buying in the Japan ETF space is in the form of calls as dip buyers do what they've become accustomed to doing. Two popular ones, EWJ and DXJ are off nearly 10% since Wed. afternoon. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, May 24, 3:08 AM Japanese shares end +0.6% following a volatile session in which stocks rose and fell by over 3% vs the close yesterday, when they slumped 7.3%. The plunge on Thursday was "just a speed bump" given this year's strong returns, says U.S. fund manager Audrey Kaplan. Improving economic conditions "will support the market going forward." Hong Kong flat, China +0.6%, India +0.3%. 2 Comments [Global & FX, Top Stories, On the Move]
Thursday, May 23, 9:07 PM A rebound in Tokyo sees the Nikkei (EWJ) gaining 3% in early action following yesterday's 7% dive. A weaker yen (FXY) is helping, dollar/yen gaining 0.4% to ¥102.37. 7 Comments [Global & FX]
Thursday, May 23, 4:42 AM Even Japanese stocks are subject to the law of gravity (who knew?) as a confluence of factors sends the Nikkei (EWJ, DXJ) plunging 7.3% on the session (the swing from intraday high to low was ~9%). Yields on JGB 10s (JGBL) spiked above 1% at one point as an already skittish and volatile market was further rattled by what have generally been perceived as hawkish comments out of Ben Bernanke and other Fed officials on Wednesday. Yields pulled back in late trading. Compounding the problem for Japanese stocks was the yen (FXY), which has strengthened some 2% against the dollar to 101.16 most recently. (See also: China HSBC flash PMI shows contraction) 8 Comments [Global & FX, On the Move]
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]

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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Prieur du Plessis
Japan could be a good performer in 2011. Great chart action and golden crossover looks likely: http://on-msn.com/fZmRHR EWJ EZJ
12/29/10
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Lisa
Relative to other markets, Japan is looking strong. Watching EWJ ITF PJO DXJ and JSC. Leverage with EZJ.
3/26/10
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