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March Economic Update
The Short Side Of Long - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 3:13PM CST
This year is flying very fast, isn't it? We are already in March. After a break in January and February, posting is now back for the rest of the year. As per last year, I will update the readers with an Economic Update earlier in the month, Breadth...
VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), SPYB: 51.78 (-0.21), FXI: 42.02 (-0.68), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan Emerges From Recession
FX Analyst - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 2:47PM CST
EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan's output soars; retails sales, inflation slows
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 1:05AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
Wholesale Prices Fall For The Fifth Straight Month
Louis Navellier - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 4:33AM CST
Editor's note: Originally published on 23 February, 2015 Last Wednesday, the Labor Department announced that its Producer Price Index ( PPI ) declined 0.8% in January, the fifth decline in the past six months. Crude oil prices declined 10.3% in...
EWG: 29.42 (-0.07), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), QQQ: 108.45 (-0.42), DIA: 180.78 (-1.09), FXY: 81.22 (+0.01), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
EuroGroup - Money For Nothing And Your Debt For Free?
Edward Hugh - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 3:29AM CST
There's an interesting question about "analysis" which confronts anyone who seriously wants to engage in it: do you organize your focus around what you want to happen (practical policy emphasis) or do you concentrate your efforts in...
FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), DBEU: 28.76 (+0.09), GREK: 12.42 (-0.13), FIEU: 116.97 (-0.23), FEP: 31.31 (-0.29), FEUZ: 32.41 (-0.22), IEUR: 46.16 (-0.10), UPV: 47.43 (-0.62), FEU: 35.97 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EPV: 55.69 (+0.46), HEDJ: 64.56 (+0.37), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), DBEZ: 28.71 (+0.12), ESTX: 47.15 (unch), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), HEZU: 28.20 (+0.13), ADRU: 23.30 (-0.09), EURL: 33.44 (-0.45), FEEU: 113.04 (-0.38), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EZU: 38.48 (-0.19), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), SBEU: 25.68 (-0.22), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), IEV: 44.80 (-0.17), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06)
The Pigou Effect
Macronomics - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 11:09AM CST
"Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational." - Hugh Mackay, Australian scientist While continuously following the evolution of the Euro convolution, with the temporary...
FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), DBEU: 28.76 (+0.09), FIEU: 116.97 (-0.23), FEP: 31.31 (-0.29), FEUZ: 32.41 (-0.22), IEUR: 46.16 (-0.10), UPV: 47.43 (-0.62), FEU: 35.97 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EPV: 55.69 (+0.46), HEDJ: 64.56 (+0.37), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), DBEZ: 28.71 (+0.12), ESTX: 47.15 (unch), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), HEZU: 28.20 (+0.13), ADRU: 23.30 (-0.09), EURL: 33.44 (-0.45), FEEU: 113.04 (-0.38), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EZU: 38.48 (-0.19), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), SBEU: 25.68 (-0.22), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), IEV: 44.80 (-0.17), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06)
Good News Overseas
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 6:10AM CST
The outlook for Europe has improved significantly in the past month or so, a fact that still seems to be flying under the mainstream media's radar. On balance, the outlook for the global economy continues to improve. Very good news. (click to...
BZQ: 93.00 (+4.70), FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), UBR: 23.22 (-1.46), FEP: 31.31 (-0.29), YINN: 35.91 (-1.77), UPV: 47.43 (-0.62), FEU: 35.97 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), EPV: 55.69 (+0.46), HEDJ: 64.56 (+0.37), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), FXP: 40.44 (+1.22), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), PGJ: 28.06 (+0.18), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), YAO: 27.67 (-0.23), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), GXC: 80.37 (-0.43), FXI: 42.02 (-0.68), FBZ: 13.58 (-0.50), XPP: 70.18 (-2.22), BRZU: 6.25 (-0.57), EURL: 33.44 (-0.45), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EZU: 38.48 (-0.19), DBBR: 12.84 (unch), MCHI: 51.48 (-0.52), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), YANG: 10.54 (+0.49), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), IEV: 44.80 (-0.17), YXI: 27.57 (+0.24), EWZ: 33.26 (-0.97)
A New Secular Bull Market?
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 6:46AM CST
There is an ongoing debate about the character of the current bull market in US stocks. There is a contingent that believes that this is a new secular bull market, one that is driven by factors that will last many years or decades. The counter to...
JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), QQQ: 108.45 (-0.42), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), DIA: 180.78 (-1.09), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06)
Nikkei hits fresh 15-year high
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 2:03AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
Japanese Factories Report Stronger Exports, But Selling Prices Fall Amid Weak Domestic Demand
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 22, 4:16AM CST
Having lifted out of recession late last year, Japan's economy looks to have continued to expand in the first quarter so far, according to flash PMI survey data. However, growth remains weak and too dependent on exports, buoyed in turn by the yen's...
EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 3:16PM CST
VXX: 27.22 (-0.06), PSLV: 6.46 (-0.03), UNG: 14.05 (+0.34), URA: 10.95 (+0.14), OIL: 11.53 (+0.35), SIVR: 15.94 (-0.04), GAZ: 1.46 (+0.03), SLV: 15.49 (-0.09), XLV: 72.58 (+0.35), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
'Fast Money' Recap: Pros, Cons of Continuing to Hold Yahoo!
at The Street - Fri Feb 20, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed Yahoo!, Alibaba, Twitter and Tesla.
YHOO: 43.99 (+1.37), TSLA: 202.43 (+2.87), RTN: 106.77 (-1.42), FB: 80.89 (+1.29), BBRY: 10.84 (-0.13), GOOGL: 578.33 (-0.46), TWTR: 47.57 (-0.14), MSFT: 43.06 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), BABA: 85.49 (+3.91)
3 ETFs Propelled By Japan's Recession Recovery
Benzinga - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 1:32PM CST
By Matthew McCall Japan has emerged from its recession following good but not great economic data from the last quarter of the year where the economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.2 percent. The gain comes after contracting the two...
DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan shares hit 15-year high on export data
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 1:05AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.76% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Feb 18, 3:42PM CST
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.10 to a high of $12.16. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $11.99 on volume of 41.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund After 1.76% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Feb 18, 3:41PM CST
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.10 to a high of $12.16. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $11.99 on volume of 41.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan's Positive GDP
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 4:13AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Japan's GDP grew by 2.2% in Q4 but that was far less than the 3.7% expected by economists. As a whole, consumer spending and business investment remained quite weak, "unexpectedly" so, confounding interpretations that...
EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
BOJ leaves policy unchanged
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 12:57AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
Let Me Know When Our Critics Respond To Our Actual Ideas
Scott Sumner - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 11:57PM CST
One of the things that makes me believe that we are on the right track is that our Keynesian critics seem unable or unwilling to respond to actual market monetarist arguments, particularly regarding monetary offset of fiscal austerity. Marcus Nunes...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 14.01 (-0.09), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan Lifts Out Of Recession, Boosting Equities And Hitting Bonds
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 8:05AM CST
Official data have finally caught up with the survey data, signalling that Japan pulled out of its recession late last year. The improvement represents a setback to those anticipating imminent additional stimulus from the Bank of Japan. Government...
JGBL: 21.69 (+0.43), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.12), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), JGBS: 18.27 (+0.06), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), JGBB: 48.90 (unch), JGBD: 15.12 (-0.16), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
March Economic Update
The Short Side Of Long - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 3:13PM CST
This year is flying very fast, isn't it? We are already in March. After a break in January and February, posting is now back for the rest of the year. As per last year, I will update the readers with an Economic Update earlier in the month, Breadth...
VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), SPYB: 51.78 (-0.21), FXI: 42.02 (-0.68), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan Emerges From Recession
FX Analyst - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 2:47PM CST
EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan's output soars; retails sales, inflation slows
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 1:05AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
Wholesale Prices Fall For The Fifth Straight Month
Louis Navellier - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 4:33AM CST
Editor's note: Originally published on 23 February, 2015 Last Wednesday, the Labor Department announced that its Producer Price Index ( PPI ) declined 0.8% in January, the fifth decline in the past six months. Crude oil prices declined 10.3% in...
EWG: 29.42 (-0.07), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), QQQ: 108.45 (-0.42), DIA: 180.78 (-1.09), FXY: 81.22 (+0.01), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
EuroGroup - Money For Nothing And Your Debt For Free?
Edward Hugh - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 3:29AM CST
There's an interesting question about "analysis" which confronts anyone who seriously wants to engage in it: do you organize your focus around what you want to happen (practical policy emphasis) or do you concentrate your efforts in...
FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), DBEU: 28.76 (+0.09), GREK: 12.42 (-0.13), FIEU: 116.97 (-0.23), FEP: 31.31 (-0.29), FEUZ: 32.41 (-0.22), IEUR: 46.16 (-0.10), UPV: 47.43 (-0.62), FEU: 35.97 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EPV: 55.69 (+0.46), HEDJ: 64.56 (+0.37), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), DBEZ: 28.71 (+0.12), ESTX: 47.15 (unch), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), HEZU: 28.20 (+0.13), ADRU: 23.30 (-0.09), EURL: 33.44 (-0.45), FEEU: 113.04 (-0.38), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EZU: 38.48 (-0.19), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), SBEU: 25.68 (-0.22), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), IEV: 44.80 (-0.17), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06)
The Pigou Effect
Macronomics - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 11:09AM CST
"Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational." - Hugh Mackay, Australian scientist While continuously following the evolution of the Euro convolution, with the temporary...
FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), DBEU: 28.76 (+0.09), FIEU: 116.97 (-0.23), FEP: 31.31 (-0.29), FEUZ: 32.41 (-0.22), IEUR: 46.16 (-0.10), UPV: 47.43 (-0.62), FEU: 35.97 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EPV: 55.69 (+0.46), HEDJ: 64.56 (+0.37), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), DBEZ: 28.71 (+0.12), ESTX: 47.15 (unch), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), HEZU: 28.20 (+0.13), ADRU: 23.30 (-0.09), EURL: 33.44 (-0.45), FEEU: 113.04 (-0.38), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EZU: 38.48 (-0.19), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), SBEU: 25.68 (-0.22), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), IEV: 44.80 (-0.17), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06)
Good News Overseas
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 6:10AM CST
The outlook for Europe has improved significantly in the past month or so, a fact that still seems to be flying under the mainstream media's radar. On balance, the outlook for the global economy continues to improve. Very good news. (click to...
BZQ: 93.00 (+4.70), FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), VGK: 55.30 (-0.20), UBR: 23.22 (-1.46), FEP: 31.31 (-0.29), YINN: 35.91 (-1.77), UPV: 47.43 (-0.62), FEU: 35.97 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), EPV: 55.69 (+0.46), HEDJ: 64.56 (+0.37), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), FXP: 40.44 (+1.22), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), PGJ: 28.06 (+0.18), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), YAO: 27.67 (-0.23), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), GXC: 80.37 (-0.43), FXI: 42.02 (-0.68), FBZ: 13.58 (-0.50), XPP: 70.18 (-2.22), BRZU: 6.25 (-0.57), EURL: 33.44 (-0.45), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EZU: 38.48 (-0.19), DBBR: 12.84 (unch), MCHI: 51.48 (-0.52), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), YANG: 10.54 (+0.49), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), IEV: 44.80 (-0.17), YXI: 27.57 (+0.24), EWZ: 33.26 (-0.97)
A New Secular Bull Market?
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 6:46AM CST
There is an ongoing debate about the character of the current bull market in US stocks. There is a contingent that believes that this is a new secular bull market, one that is driven by factors that will last many years or decades. The counter to...
JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), QQQ: 108.45 (-0.42), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), DIA: 180.78 (-1.09), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06)
Nikkei hits fresh 15-year high
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 2:03AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
Japanese Factories Report Stronger Exports, But Selling Prices Fall Amid Weak Domestic Demand
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 22, 4:16AM CST
Having lifted out of recession late last year, Japan's economy looks to have continued to expand in the first quarter so far, according to flash PMI survey data. However, growth remains weak and too dependent on exports, buoyed in turn by the yen's...
EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 3:16PM CST
VXX: 27.22 (-0.06), PSLV: 6.46 (-0.03), UNG: 14.05 (+0.34), URA: 10.95 (+0.14), OIL: 11.53 (+0.35), SIVR: 15.94 (-0.04), GAZ: 1.46 (+0.03), SLV: 15.49 (-0.09), XLV: 72.58 (+0.35), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
'Fast Money' Recap: Pros, Cons of Continuing to Hold Yahoo!
at The Street - Fri Feb 20, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed Yahoo!, Alibaba, Twitter and Tesla.
YHOO: 43.99 (+1.37), TSLA: 202.43 (+2.87), RTN: 106.77 (-1.42), FB: 80.89 (+1.29), BBRY: 10.84 (-0.13), GOOGL: 578.33 (-0.46), TWTR: 47.57 (-0.14), MSFT: 43.06 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), BABA: 85.49 (+3.91)
3 ETFs Propelled By Japan's Recession Recovery
Benzinga - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 1:32PM CST
By Matthew McCall Japan has emerged from its recession following good but not great economic data from the last quarter of the year where the economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.2 percent. The gain comes after contracting the two...
DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan shares hit 15-year high on export data
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 1:05AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.76% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Feb 18, 3:42PM CST
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.10 to a high of $12.16. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $11.99 on volume of 41.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund After 1.76% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Feb 18, 3:41PM CST
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE:EWJ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $12.10 to a high of $12.16. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.8%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $11.99 on volume of 41.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan's Positive GDP
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 4:13AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Japan's GDP grew by 2.2% in Q4 but that was far less than the 3.7% expected by economists. As a whole, consumer spending and business investment remained quite weak, "unexpectedly" so, confounding interpretations that...
EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
BOJ leaves policy unchanged
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 12:57AM CST
DXJF: 25.79 (-0.34), JPMV: 55.15 (-0.48), DXJH: 29.70 (+0.18), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), SCJ: 55.64 (-0.10), JSC: 50.70 (-0.47), DFJ: 52.85 (+0.06), DXJS: 32.98 (+0.06), DXJR: 27.17 (-0.29), DXJT: 28.19 (-0.22), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), QJPN: 63.71 (-0.18), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), DXJC: 27.26 (+0.02)
Let Me Know When Our Critics Respond To Our Actual Ideas
Scott Sumner - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 11:57PM CST
One of the things that makes me believe that we are on the right track is that our Keynesian critics seem unable or unwilling to respond to actual market monetarist arguments, particularly regarding monetary offset of fiscal austerity. Marcus Nunes...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 14.01 (-0.09), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
Japan Lifts Out Of Recession, Boosting Equities And Hitting Bonds
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 8:05AM CST
Official data have finally caught up with the survey data, signalling that Japan pulled out of its recession late last year. The improvement represents a setback to those anticipating imminent additional stimulus from the Bank of Japan. Government...
JGBL: 21.69 (+0.43), EWV: 54.60 (+0.29), NKY: 18.48 (-0.05), DXJ: 53.78 (-0.11), HEWJ: 29.54 (-0.11), ITF: 52.56 (-0.21), JPNL: 50.78 (-0.73), DBJP: 40.23 (-0.21), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.12), JPP: 46.08 (-0.14), JGBS: 18.27 (+0.06), EZJ: 91.17 (-0.78), FJP: 49.27 (-0.06), JGBB: 48.90 (unch), JGBD: 15.12 (-0.16), EWJ: 12.26 (-0.06)
