Japan

Within the emerging markets space, fears of a hard landing and shadow banking combined with poor performance have led many investors to avoid China.

The real estate benefits of ultra-loose monetary policy

Bank of Japan board members were divided on the central bank's decision to unleash surprise stimulus measures at the end of October, minutes of their meeting have revealed.

Barings multi-asset manager Christopher Mahon has warned the chances of a fresh Black Monday-style crash are rising, as policy decisions increasingly drive markets.

Hansueli Jost is manager of the Julius Baer Euroland Value Stock fund. Following his address to delegates at Investment Week's Funds to Watch event in London earlier this month, he explains the current trend for improving corporate profitability in the...

‘Better economic performance is the biggest threat to investors’

Investor support for Japan on the rise

The Japanese yen has plunged to a seven-year low against the dollar in the wake of prime minister Shinzo Abe's announcement of a snap December poll.

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has told senior politicians he will delay a proposed sales tax rise and call a snap election in December, according to reports.

Jean-Sylvain Perrig is the Chief Investment Officer at Union Bancaire Privee. He tells Alice Rigby why there will be opportunities in the US for some time to come and what a bout of positive trading in Japan means for his portfolios.