JAPAN PASSIVE: BOJ Tapering ETF Buys? Not So Fast
On 31 July 2018, the BOJ issued a Monetary Policy Statement which, as widely expected, addressed its Qualitative and Quantitative Monetary Easing...
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Japan Telco Results Summarized. Generally Positive Ahead of Softbank KK IPO
This is a quick summary of Japanese results that were released while I was on leave. Overall, the story of rising returns remains in place. The...
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Last Week in Event SPACE: Fuji Film, Sichuan Swellfun, Daeduck, Suzuki, Energy Dev, Tesla
Last Week in Event SPACE ... Fujifilm Holdings (4901 JP)'s buyback should have a non-negligible positive impact Diageo Plc (DGE LN) gets a...
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Consumption Trends in Japan: Rising Incomes Boosting Retailers but a Lot Going Into Savings Too
Much has been made of gradually rising wages in Japan, and this is indeed good news after 20 years of stagnation and negative growth. But while...
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KDDI and J-Power to Jointly Bid for ENERES (6079 JP)
On 8 August 2018, after the close of trading KDDI Corp (9433 JP) and Electric Power Development C (9513 JP) announced plans for a jointly-launched...
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