Japanese Equities Continuing Recent Outperformance

After underperforming earlier in the year, Japanese equities started rising in late August and should maintain strong momentum in the coming months. The Japanese economy's growth in the recovery quarter, Q2, was solid; and the full-year growth rate for 2021 is projected at 2.4%.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 16, 2021

Olympic Economics In A COVID-19 World

In the seven years leading up to the Games, millions of jobs are created to meet the demand in labor needed to pull off hosting the Olympics. The confluence of heavy media coverage and no fans has never happened for the Olympics.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 27, 2021

Japan Shows Further Divergence From Other Developed Economies As Virus Disruptions Continue

Although both services and manufacturing output indices declined, manufacturing managed to sustain moderate growth while services activity slipped further into contraction. Service sector firms saw demand shrink for an eighteenth consecutive month and were pushed to shedding jobs, according to flash data, after having continuously expanded their workforce for five straight months.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 26, 2021

Toshiba And The Fragility Of Nikkei 30,000

“Stocks always go up in the long run” is not a universal law. To this very day, the Nikkei 225 languishes some 25 percent below its all-time high reached at the end of 1989. In April, two things happened of note: the Nikkei 225 crossed the 30,000 level for the first time since 1990, and Toshiba chief executive officer Nobuaki Kurumatani abruptly resigned from office.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 28, 2021

Japanese Stocks Regain Luster For Post-Pandemic Markets

Japanese equities have long been overlooked by many global investors. The tide has begun to turn in 2021, but what will it take for Japanese value stocks to make a more sustained recovery?

Seeking Alpha • Jun 18, 2021

Flash Japan Composite PMI Signals Economy Back In Contraction Amid Virus Wave

au Jibun Bank Japan Flash Japan Composite PMI falls to 48.1 in May from 51.0 in April.

Seeking Alpha • May 24, 2021

The Digitalization Of Japan

Digitalization goes beyond the implementation of technology; it's about driving deep change to entire business models. Digitalization is critical to ensuring Japan's productivity when much of the population is out of the labor force.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 13, 2021

Japan's Economy Is Again Struggling

Japan's GDP contracted at an annualized rate of 28.8 percent in Q2 of 2020, the biggest decline on record. China has moved up the manufacturing chain and no longer needs Japan as much as it did

Seeking Alpha • Mar 30, 2021

Flash Japan PMI Signals Further Economic Decline, But Confidence Strengthens

At 45.5, Flash Japan PMI signals a further steep drop in output during September.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 24, 2020

ETF Deathwatch For January 2020

The 10 ETFs/ETNs added to ETF Deathwatch for January

Seeking Alpha • Feb 14, 2020