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Foreign Investors are Fancying Japanese Stocks Again

25 Jul, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

Whether front running more easing by the BOJ or taking bets on deep valued Japanese stocks, foreign investors are starting to accumulate Japanese equities once again. The first chart below shows the 12-week moving average of foreign stock investment in Japanese equities and the trend...

Foreign Investors are Flocking Back to Japan

27 Jun, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

For 15 months, between March 2013-June 2014, foreign investors were net sellers of Japanese equities. It seems, however, the tide has turned. Over the last few weeks foreign investors have started accumulating Japanese shares (first chart below). For those invested in Japan this is a...

Japanese Consumer Confidence Drops to 13-Month Low

17 Jan, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

Japanese consumer confidence today dropped to the lowest reading since December 2012, signaling perhaps (despite the nearly 100% price gain in the Nikkei over the last two years) not all is fixed in the land of the rising sun....

KDDI Gets Clobbered as Nikkei Plunges 2.75%

25 Oct, by Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized

The Nikkei had the pre-FOMC jitters last night finishing down 2.75% to close at the medium-term rising trendine. KDDI took it on the chin as the worst performing stock on the day, finishing down 5.3% on bets it will loose market share to NTT DoCoMo...