Japanese Stocks: A Contrarian View
Japan, the economy and stock market that investors love to hate, is once again seeing renewed interest from Western investors. After 25 years of fits and starts, growth in earnings and GDP have exceeded expectations this year. Second quarter annualized GDP growth came in at a surprising 4% compared to forecasts of 2.5%. Many investors who had written off Abenomics as a failure (the Japanese version of easy money as directed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe) are starting to reconsider their position. [...]
October 2, 2017
