Japan
How to prepare for an escalation of the global trade dispute
Japanese yen a safe haven
How will Shinzo Abe's 'great difficulties' impact Japan
Japanese GDP is likely to expand an average 1.7% through March 2019. Growth should be about 1.6% in April through December this year, rising to 1.8% next January through March.
Board of £190m Fidelity Japanese Values to make raft of changes to 'broaden investor appeal'
Subject to shareholder approval
What are the challenges for the Bank of Japan?
It has begun. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has started the process to reappoint Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) by submitting a request to the Japanese Diet.
Industry Voice: Unlock value in Japan smaller companies
The past year has been characterized by very large swings in market sentiment for Japan equities. Increasing market volatility has coincided with short-term news linked to both comfort with and concern for the global cycle.
What can we expect from Japan in 2018?
Japanese equity markets have been tested by global market volatility so far this year.
Waverton's Keen on the 'fear of inflation'
Unwinding of deflation risks more worrying
What were the best- and worst-performing funds and sectors in February?
Strong month for technology
Daiwa offers UK investors access to Japanese dividend strategy
Previously only run on segregated basis
Going under the bonnet: Morningstar's five Japan funds to watch
Corporate governance improving
Rising global cities: Schroders' ones to watch in 2018
Ranking of best developed locations
Asian stocks rally following US rebound
Japanese equities fall
Baillie Gifford names five new partners as four retire
Four partners to step down this year
Outlook for Japanese equities in 2018
Upward price pressure may help boost corporate profits
Why Japanese corporates will prove the cynics wrong
Improved receptiveness to shareholders
Heartwood's Stanes: Japan's growth on the up despite misplaced optimism on Abe's reform
Japanese equity indices were among the strongest-performing developed markets in 2017 (the MSCI Japan returned 20% in local currency terms). This robust performance came despite a near 5% appreciation of the yen versus the US dollar.
Dow Jones breaks through 25,000 barrier while TOPIX hits 26-year high
Strong start to the year for global equity markets
Ten potential market surprises for Japan in 2018
Jesper Koll, head of Japan at WisdomTree, takes a closer look at the 'outlier scenarios' he worries could have large investment implications.
Will asset managers ever be replaced by robots?
CIO of Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund
2018: Five walls of worry... and five slopes of hope for investors
The old saying "markets like to climb a wall of worry" proved spot on in 2017, writes Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.
Five years of Abenomics: Five charts that matter
Review of Shinzo Abe's prized policy
Industry Voice: It can pay to be out of fashion
It can pay to be out of fashion. An investment in out of favour stocks can be emotionally hard and requires patience, but is usually the most rewarding. The allure of the latest market theme may appear to gratify a range of our emotions associated with...
