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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
Japan: The Best-Performing Equity Market YTD
David Hunkar • Fri, May 3 • 4 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
Currency-Hedged ETF Falls With Japan Stocks, Higher Yen
Tom Lydon • Fri, Feb 8
The Case For Japan - With A Caveat
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Jan 24 • 8 Comments
Following The Legendary Templeton Strategy Full Circle Back To Japan
Investment U • Sun, Jun 17, 2012 • 5 Comments
Japan Small-Cap ETFs Will Capture The Upside
Nuqudy • Tue, Feb 28, 2012 • 4 Comments
10 Crazy Facts About Japan's Debt Burden
The Ox • Thu, Jan 19, 2012 • 8 Comments
First Small Cap Singapore ETF Debuts
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jan 13, 2012
6 Reasons To Avoid Japan In 2012
Ron Rowland • Tue, Jan 10, 2012 • 7 Comments
Japan And China: New Currency Pact Lifts Chinese Yuan Status
Max G • Mon, Jan 9, 2012
Japan's Unsustainable Debt Burden: Playing With Fire
Walter Kurtz • Mon, Nov 28, 2011 • 15 Comments
6 Noteworthy ETF Innovations
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Japan's Post-Bubble Rallies And The Q3 Rebound In GDP
Doug Short • Mon, Nov 14, 2011 • 1 Comment
ETF Misnomers: Why You Never Judge A Fund By Its Cover
Michael Johnston • Tue, Nov 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Bank Of Japan Sees Losses On ETF Purchases
John Spence • Tue, Nov 1, 2011
6 ETFs To Play The Asian Rebound
Charlie Zhou • Thu, Oct 13, 2011 • 1 Comment

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Friday's ETF to Watch: iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap
Jared Cummans • Fri, May 20, 2011
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Michael Johnston • Tue, Mar 23, 2010 • 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
Japan: The Best-Performing Equity Market YTD
David Hunkar • Fri, May 3 • 4 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
Currency-Hedged ETF Falls With Japan Stocks, Higher Yen
Tom Lydon • Fri, Feb 8
The Case For Japan - With A Caveat
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Jan 24 • 8 Comments
Following The Legendary Templeton Strategy Full Circle Back To Japan
Investment U • Sun, Jun 17, 2012 • 5 Comments
Japan Small-Cap ETFs Will Capture The Upside
Nuqudy • Tue, Feb 28, 2012 • 4 Comments
10 Crazy Facts About Japan's Debt Burden
The Ox • Thu, Jan 19, 2012 • 8 Comments
First Small Cap Singapore ETF Debuts
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jan 13, 2012
6 Reasons To Avoid Japan In 2012
Ron Rowland • Tue, Jan 10, 2012 • 7 Comments
Japan And China: New Currency Pact Lifts Chinese Yuan Status
Max G • Mon, Jan 9, 2012
Japan's Unsustainable Debt Burden: Playing With Fire
Walter Kurtz • Mon, Nov 28, 2011 • 15 Comments
6 Noteworthy ETF Innovations
Michael Johnston • Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Japan's Post-Bubble Rallies And The Q3 Rebound In GDP
Doug Short • Mon, Nov 14, 2011 • 1 Comment
ETF Misnomers: Why You Never Judge A Fund By Its Cover
Michael Johnston • Tue, Nov 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Bank Of Japan Sees Losses On ETF Purchases
John Spence • Tue, Nov 1, 2011
6 ETFs To Play The Asian Rebound
Charlie Zhou • Thu, Oct 13, 2011 • 1 Comment

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Market Technicals Still Look 'Relatively Positive': Pros

at CNBC.com (May 3, 2011)
Meltdown in nuclear-energy ETFs

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 14, 2011)

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SCJ Description

The iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, as represented by the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index.
See more details on sponsor's website

Country: Japan

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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]
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]
Sunday, April 7, 8:31 PM The yen (FXY) tumbles another 1% vs. the dollar as a new report suggests the BOJ plans to move fast and move big with JGB purchases. Buying less than ¥93 moments before the BOJ announced aggressive new easing measures Thursday, the dollar this moment is worth ¥98.51. The Nikkei adds 2.8% in early Tokyo trade, giving it a middling 8.6% gain since Thursday. 16 Comments [Global & FX, On the Move]
Thursday, April 4, 11:03 AM It's a true "regime change" at the BOJ, says Citigroup, commenting on the central bank's new easing measures overnight. Gone is any hint of concern about monetizing government paper, and up next may be additional stimulus in the form of equity purchases and loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. The yen (FXY -3.6%) continues a whopper of a move lower, the dollar now at a session-high ¥96.38. The currency-hedged Japan stock ETF (DXJ) gains 7.5% vs. the unhedged EWJ +3.8%. 4 Comments [Global & FX, On the Move]

Michael Bryant
Really? It's time to go "all in" Japanese smallcaps. Watch WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend (DFJ) & iShares Japan Small Cap Index (SCJ).
12/12/11
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Michael Bryant: Ok, but I don't get how theS&P/Topix ratio says that Japanese stocks are a buy?
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Tom Guttenberger: Money has to go somewhere I guess, and SPY is the expensive one of the two.
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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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Michael Bryant
Really? It's time to go "all in" Japanese smallcaps. Watch WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend (DFJ) & iShares Japan Small Cap Index (SCJ).
12/12/11
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Michael Bryant: Ok, but I don't get how theS&P/Topix ratio says that Japanese stocks are a buy?
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Tom Guttenberger: Money has to go somewhere I guess, and SPY is the expensive one of the two.
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